Question

A ferris wheel is 40 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 1 meters above the ground. The six o'clock position on the ferris wheel is level with the loading platform. The wheel completes 1 full revolution in 8 minutes. The function h = f(t) gives your height in meters above the ground t minutes after the wheel begins to turn. Write an equation for h = f(t).

Answer 1

The height of the person on the ferris wheel can be modeled by the equation:

h = 20sin(π/4*t) + 21

where h is the height in meters above the ground, t is the time in minutes, and 21 meters is added to account for the height of the platform.