Two wheels with centers and and radii and are units apart from their centers and a belt fits snugly around the two wheels as shown above.
Find the length of the belt.
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Using the above diagram y = 1 2 ⟹ tan ( θ ) = 5 1 2 ⟹ θ = arctan ( 5 1 2 ) ⟹
L 1 = 6 ( 2 π − 2 θ ) = 1 2 ( π − θ ) and L 2 = 2 π − ( π − 2 θ + π ) = 2 θ
⟹ L = 2 4 + 1 2 π − 1 2 θ + 2 θ = 2 ( 1 2 + 6 π − 5 θ ) = 2 ( 1 2 + 6 π + 5 arctan ( 5 1 2 ) ) ≈ 4 9 . 9 3 9 0 5 9 7 7 2 1 2 7 5 1 8 9