Modeling with Trigonometric Functions · Exercise 21
Construct a sinusoidal function with the provided information, and then solve the equation for the requested values.
A Ferris wheel is 20 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 2 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 6 minutes. How much of the ride, in minutes and seconds, is spent higher than 13 meters above the ground?
OpenStax, Precalculus 2e · §7.6 Modeling with Trigonometric Functions · Exercise 21
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