A small Ferris wheel has its bottom 4m above the ground and has a maximum height of 20 m above the ground. Mrs. Wright boards the Ferris wheel at the lowest possible point and enjoys one complete spin on the ride which takes 300 seconds. a) Sketch a graph showing the your teacher's movements over a 600 second interval b) Determine an equation for this sinusoidal function. C)At what time(s) will the Mrs. Wright be 5.5m in the first 300 seconds?

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A small Ferris wheel has its bottom 4m above the ground and has a maximum height of 20 m above the
ground. Mrs. Wright boards the Ferris wheel at the lowest possible point and enjoys one complete spin
on the ride which takes 300 seconds.
a) Sketch a graph showing the your teacher's movements over a 600 second interval
b) Determine an equation for this sinusoidal function.
C)At what time(s) will the Mrs. Wright be 5.5m in the first 300 seconds?
d)How high is Mrs. Wright, 2 minutes and 40 seconds into her ride?
Transcribed Image Text:Application A small Ferris wheel has its bottom 4m above the ground and has a maximum height of 20 m above the ground. Mrs. Wright boards the Ferris wheel at the lowest possible point and enjoys one complete spin on the ride which takes 300 seconds. a) Sketch a graph showing the your teacher's movements over a 600 second interval b) Determine an equation for this sinusoidal function. C)At what time(s) will the Mrs. Wright be 5.5m in the first 300 seconds? d)How high is Mrs. Wright, 2 minutes and 40 seconds into her ride?
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