In 1893, Pittsburgh bridge builder George Ferris designed and built a gigantic revolving steel wheel whose hieght was 264 feet and diameter was 250 feet. This Ferris wheel opened at the 1893 exposition in Chicago. It had 36 wooden cars, each capable of holding 60 passengers. ( Source: The Handy Science Answer Book)   Upload your work in answering the following questions: a) What is the radius of the Ferris Wheel? b) How close is the wheel to the ground? c) How high is the center of the wheel from the ground?

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