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What's wrong with CDs? (Posted on 2005-03-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5

The diameter of a long playing vinyl record is 12 inches. The unused center has a diameter of 4 inches, and there is a smooth outer edge that is 1 inch wide. If there are 91 grooves to the inch, how far does the needle travel within the groove during playback of the record?

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Solution Simpler Solution | Comment 7 of 11 |

Consider only one side of the record.

Clearly the length of the groove is a function of groove width and the area of the resulting annulus of grooves. The area of the annulus being the difference between the 4 inch diameter center circle and the 10 inch diameter circle to the outside groove, or, 25pi - 4pi = 21pi. So, the length of the groove is ...

21pi times 91 = 1911pi or 6003.583561 inches


  Posted by CeeAnne on 2005-03-31 19:26:45
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