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Answer 1

Answer:

y = 5cos(πx/4) +11

Step-by-step explanation:

The radius is 5 ft, so that will be the multiplier of the trig function.

The car starts at the top of the wheel, so the appropriate trig function is cosine, which is 1 (its maximum value) when its argument is zero.

The period is 8 seconds, so the argument of the cosine function will be 2π(x/8) = πx/4. This changes by 2π when x changes by 8.

The centerline of the wheel is the sum of the minimum and the radius, so is 6+5 = 11 ft. This is the offset of the scaled cosine function.

Putting that all together, you get

... y = 5cos(π/4x) + 11

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The answer selections don't seem to consistently identify the argument of the trig function properly. We assume that π/4(x) means (πx/4), where this product is the argument of the trig function.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to start by making a small chart of what  is happening at what time.

x    0        4        8

y    16       6       16

Essentially this is a cosine function.

Now you need to fill in some of the details. The key is what is happening at x = 4 seconds? At that time, you must add a minus amount in the cosine function to the amplitude to get 6. The only way to do that is if you have

y = 5* cos( (x/4)*pi) + 11

y = 5*cos( (4/4)*pi) + 11

y = 5 * cos(pi) + 11

y = 5 * (-1) + 11

y = -5 + 11 = 6

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x = 0

y = 5* cos( (pi/4)*0 ) + 11

y = 5 * cos(0) + 11

y = 5 (1) + 11

y = 16

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x = 8 seconds

y = 5*cos(8/4)*pi) + 11

y = 5*cos(2*pi) + 11

y = 5 * (1) + 11

y = 16

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The question is where did the 11 come from?

The Ferris wheel has a diameter of 10 feet and a radius of 5

The high and low points are 16 and 6.

The center of the Ferris wheel is between 16 and 6. Between in this case means average.

(16 + 6)/2 = 22/2 = 11