A Light Truck with Manual Transmission Has a Circular Brake

question 146

Short Answer

A light truck with manual transmission has a circular brake drum with a diameter of 323 millimeters. Each brake pad, which presses against the drum, is 308 millimeters long. What central angle is subtended by one of the brake pads? Write your answer in both radians and in degrees. If the answer needs rounding round it to three significant digits. a = 308  millimeters, b = 323  millimeters
​__________ radians
__________ degrees

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