The first commercially successful steamboat was Robert Fulton\'s Clermont. It ha
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The first commercially successful steamboat was Robert Fulton's Clermont. It had side paddles that were 15 feet in diameter. On its maiden voyage from NYC, NY, to Albany, NY, in 1807, the boat traveled at average linear speed of 5 mph. How many revolution per minute were the paddles turning? The first commercially successful steamboat was Robert Fulton's Clermont. It had side paddles that were 15 feet in diameter. On its maiden voyage from NYC, NY, to Albany, NY, in 1807, the boat traveled at average linear speed of 5 mph. How many revolution per minute were the paddles turning?Explanation / Answer
Diameter is 15 feet
So in 1 revolution distance covered is 15*pi feet
Speed = 5 mph = 440 feet per minute
Number of revolutions per minute = 440/distance of 1 revolution
= 440/15*pi = 9.34
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