In Tonyland, cars have square wheels, of side length 60cm. The wheels rotate without sliding on the ground. If the distance traveled by the point A in a wheel spin is written as
a
π
+
b
2
π
, what is the value of
a
+
b
?
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1 s t r o t a t i o n = 4 2 × 6 0 π = 3 0 π
2 n d r o t a t i o n = 4 2 × 6 0 2 π = 3 0 2 π
3 r d r o t a t i o n = 4 2 × 6 0 π = 3 0 π
4 t h r o t a t i o n = 0
Total distance traveled
D = [ 3 0 π + 3 0 2 π + 3 0 π + 0 ] = 6 0 π + 3 0 2 π
a + b = 9 0
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There are four rotations, one around each corner of the square. In the first one, A describes a quarter-arc of the circle of radius 6 0 centered at the right bottom corner. In the second one, A describes a quarter-arc of the circle of radius 6 0 2 centered at the right bottom corner. In the third one, A describes a quarter-arc of the circle of radius 6 0 centered at the right bottom corner. In the fourth one A is the right bottom corner and hence does not move.
The sum is therefore 3 0 π + 3 0 π 2 + 3 0 π = 6 0 π + 3 0 π 2 . So a = 6 0 , b = 3 0 , a + b = 9 0 .