A car and a pickup truck had a chalk mark put on the outer edge of a tire on each vehicle. The following graphs show the eight of the tires as they rotated while the vehicles were driven at the same speed. What can you determine about the characteristics of the tires from these graphs?

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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A car and a pickup truck had a chalk mark put on the outer edge of a tire on each vehicle. The following graphs show the eight of the tires as they rotated while the vehicles were driven at the same speed. What can you determine about the characteristics of the tires from these graphs?

 

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Car
Pickup Truck
32
32
28
28
24
24
20
20
16
16
12
12
8
8.
4.
4
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8
Time (s)
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8
Time (s)
Height of tire (in.)
Height of tire (in.)
Transcribed Image Text:óf the tires from these graphs? (p.534) Car Pickup Truck 32 32 28 28 24 24 20 20 16 16 12 12 8 8. 4. 4 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 Time (s) 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 Time (s) Height of tire (in.) Height of tire (in.)
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