Period = 0.5 second is the answer.
Answer: F(t) = 11 - 0.9(t)
Explanation:
We know the following:
The candle burns at a ratio given by:
Burning Ratio (Br) = 0.9 inches / hour
The candle is 11 inches long.
To be able to create a function that give us how much on the candle remains after turning it after a time (t). We will need to know how much of the candle have been burned after t.
Let look the following equation:
Br = Candle Inches (D) / Time for the Candle to burn (T) (1)
Where (1) is similar to the Velocity equation:
Velocity (V) = Distance (D)/Time(T)
This because is only a relation between a magnitude and time.
Let search for D on (1)
D = Br*T (2)
Where D is how much candle has been burn in a specif time
To create a function that will tell us how longer remains of the candle after be given a variable time (t) we use the total lenght minus (2):
How much candle remains? ( F(t) ) = 11 inches - Br*t
F(t) = 11 - 0.9(t)
F(t) defines the remaining length of the candle t hours after being lit
The period of any wave is the time it takes for its angle
to go from zero to 2pi .
The 'sin' function is a wave. The angle of this one is (8pi t).
When t=0, the angle is zero.
Wonderful.
Now, how long does it take for the angle to grow to 2pi ?
I*n other words, when is (8pi t) = 2pi ?
Divide each side by '2pi': . . . . . 4 t = 1
Divide each side by ' 4 ': . . . . . t = 1/4
And there you are. Every time 't' grows by 1/4, (8pi t) grows by 2pi.
So if you graph this simple harmonic motion described by 'd', you'll
see the graph wiggle up and down with a period of 1/4 .
The answer is b. Negative terminal.
