A Ferris wheel of diameter 18m completes a full revolution every 2 minutes. The passengers board the lowest car at a height of 3m above the ground. *Round any decimals to one decimal place where necessary. a) Sketch one cycle of a graph that represents the height of a rider above the ground, as a function of time, in seconds. b) Determine an equation that describes your sketch. c) Determine at what time(s) the height of the rider is 7m above the ground.

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A Ferris wheel of diameter 18m completes a full revolution every 2 minutes. The passengers board the lowest car
at a height of 3m above the ground.
*Round any decimals to one decimal place where necessary.
a) Sketch one cycle of a graph that represents the height of a rider above the ground, as a function of time,
in seconds.
b) Determine an equation that describes your sketch.
c) Determine at what time(s) the height of the rider is 7m above the ground.
Transcribed Image Text:A Ferris wheel of diameter 18m completes a full revolution every 2 minutes. The passengers board the lowest car at a height of 3m above the ground. *Round any decimals to one decimal place where necessary. a) Sketch one cycle of a graph that represents the height of a rider above the ground, as a function of time, in seconds. b) Determine an equation that describes your sketch. c) Determine at what time(s) the height of the rider is 7m above the ground.
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