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Algebra 2 Project 7

The document describes a Ferris wheel with a diameter of 60 meters that rotates every four minutes, with its center axle 40 meters above the ground. It includes instructions for sketching a graph of passenger height over time and provides a mathematical model for the motion using the formula h = a + b cos ct. The task requires finding the constants a, b, and c to accurately represent the Ferris wheel's height variation.

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Algebra 2 Project 7

The document describes a Ferris wheel with a diameter of 60 meters that rotates every four minutes, with its center axle 40 meters above the ground. It includes instructions for sketching a graph of passenger height over time and provides a mathematical model for the motion using the formula h = a + b cos ct. The task requires finding the constants a, b, and c to accurately represent the Ferris wheel's height variation.

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Ferris Wheel

A Ferris wheel is 60 meters in diameter and rotates once every four minutes.
The center axle of the Ferris wheel is 40 meters from the ground.
1. Using the axes below, sketch a graph to show how the height of a
passenger will vary with time.
Assume that the wheel starts rotating when the passenger is at the
bottom.

90

Height 80
in 70
meters
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Time in minutes

2. A mathematical model for this motion is given by the formula:

h = a + b cos ct where h = the height of the car in meters.


t = the time that has elapsed in minutes.
a, b, c are constants.
Find values for a, b and c that will model this situation.

Student materials Representing Trigonometric Functions S-1


© 2015 MARS, Shell Center, University of Nottingham

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