Consider The Giant Wheel at Cedar Point again. The Giant Wheel is a circle with diameter 128 feet which sits on an 8 foot tall platform making its overall height 136 feet. It completes two revolutions in 2 minutes and 7 seconds. Assuming that the riders are at the edge of the circle, find a sinusoid which describes the height of the passengers above the ground t seconds after they pass the point on the wheel closest to the ground.

     h(t) = 72 + 64·sin(2π(t -31.75)/127)

Step-by-step explanation:

The generic form will be ...

  h(t) = a +b·sin(c(t -d))

The value of 'a' is the midline of the height function, halfway between the minimum (8) and the maximum (136).

  a = (8 +136)/2 = 144/2 = 72

The value of 'b' is the amplitude of the height function, half the difference between the minimum and the maximum.

  b = (136 -8)/2 = 128/2 = 64

The value of 'c' is the frequency of the motion in radians per second. It will be ...

  c = 2π/(period in seconds) = 2π/127

The value of 'd' is the number of seconds from the minimum (8 ft) until the wheel first reaches the midline. It will be 1/4 of the revolution time:

  d = 127/4 = 31.75

Then our finished sinusoidal function is ...

     h(t) = 72 + 64·sin(2π(t -31.75)/127)

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Additional comment

If we were to use the cosine function instead, the equation could be simpler:

  h(t) = 72 -64·cos(2πt/127)

The cosine already starts at its maximum value, so height will be at a minimum if we use the negative of the cosine function.

answer: there are 453.592 grams in a pound.

answer: e 9, 5.75

step-by-step explanation:

step 1

find the variation ab in the x coordinate

delta x=(x2-x1)=10-> 8 units

find the variation ab  in the y coordinate 

delta y=(y2-y1)=6-> 2 units

step 2

find the coordinates point c

  x coordinate 

cx=ax+delta x*2/> cx=2+8*(2/> cx=3

  y coordinate 

cy=ay+delta y*2/> cy=4+2*(2/> cy=4.25

the coordinates of point c are (3,4.25)

step 3

find the coordinates point d

  x  coordinate 

dx=ax+delta x*4/> dx=2+8*(4/> dx=4

  y  coordinate 

dy=ay+delta y*4/> dy=4+2*(4/> dy=4.5

the coordinates of point d are (4, 4.5)

step 4

find the coordinates point e

  x  coordinate 

ex=ax+delta x*4/> ex=2+8*(6/> ex=5

  y  coordinate 

ey=ay+delta y*4/> ey=4+2*(6/> ey=4.75

the coordinates of point e are (5, 4.75)

step 5

find the coordinates point f

  x  coordinate 

fx=ax+delta x*4/> fx=2+8*(8/> fx=6

  y  coordinate 

fy=ay+delta y*4/> fy=4+2*(8/> fy=5

the coordinates of point f are (6,5)

step 6

find the coordinates point g

  x  coordinate 

gx=ax+delta x*4/> gx=2+8*(10/> gx=7

  y  coordinate 

gy=ay+delta y*4/> gy=4+2*(10/> gy=5.25

the coordinates of point g are (7,5.25)

step 7

find the coordinates point h

  x  coordinate 

hx=ax+delta x*4/> hx=2+8*(12/> hx=8

  y  coordinate 

hy=ay+delta y*4/> hy=4+2*(12/> hy=5.5

the coordinates of point h are (8,5.5)

step 8

find the coordinates point i

  x  coordinate 

ix=ax+delta x*4/> ix=2+8*(14/> ix=9

  y  coordinate 

iy=ay+delta y*4/> iy=4+2*(14/> iy=5.75

the coordinates of point i are (9,5.75)

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