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The original Ferris wheel was built in 1893 by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, bridge builder George W. Ferris. The Ferris wheel was originally built for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, but was also later reconstructed for the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. It had a maximum height of 264 feet and a wheel diameter of 250 feet. Find an equation for the wheel if the center of the wheel is on the y-axis

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Answer:


{x}^(2) + {(y - 139)}^(2) = {125}^(2)

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