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Annette [7]
3 years ago
15

A Ferris wheel has a diameter of 380 feet and the center of the wheel is 195 feet above the ground. The wheel makes a complete t

urn every 4 minutes. Write a cosine function to express the height h (in feet) of a passenger on the wheel as a function of time t (in minutes), given that the passenger is at the lowest point on the wheel when t
Mathematics
1 answer:
Aleksandr [31]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

<u><em>y = -190 cos(π t / 120) + 195</em></u>

Step-by-step explanation:

<em>General form of a sinusoidal function: y = A cos(Bt - C) + D </em>

<em> </em>

<em>Now generally a cosine function starts at the maximum value, so to start at the minimum value, flip the cosine function by making it negative. </em>

<em> </em>

<em>A is the amplitude of the curve and will be the radius of the ferris wheel. Therefore, A = 380 / 2 = 190 feet. </em>

<em> </em>

<em> 2π / B is the period of the curve and will be the time to complete one full rotation. The time to complete one full rotation is given as 4 minutes. Convert this into seconds to get period = 4 minutes * (60 seconds / minute) = 240 seconds. Therefore, B = 2π / period = 2π / 240 seconds = π / 120. </em>

<em> </em>

<em> C/B is the phase shift, or horizontal shift of the graph. Since the negative cosine function already starts at the minimum value, there is no phase shift so C/B = 0, meaning C = 0. </em>

<em> </em>

<em> D is the vertical shift and will be the height of the center of the ferris wheel. Therefore, D = 195 feet. </em>

<em> </em>

<em> Your final function will be:</em>

<u><em>y = -190 cos(π t / 120) + 195</em></u>

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