Suppose that the height above ground of a person sitting on a Ferris wheel is described by the following. 2T h(t) = 18.8 – 16.7 cos () In this equation, h (t) is the height above ground (in meters) and t is the time (in minutes). The ride begins at t=0 minutes. During the first 5 minutes of the ride, when will the person be 25 meters above the ground? Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer(s) to the nearest hundredth of a minute. (If there is more than one answer, enter additional answers with the "or" button.) minutes D or O

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Suppose that the height above ground of a person sitting on a Ferris wheel is described by the following.
(2)
h(t) = 18.8- 16.7 cos
t
In this equation, h (t) is the height above ground (in meters) and t is the time (in minutes). The ride begins at t=0 minutes.
During the first 5 minutes of the ride, when will the person be 25 meters above the ground?
Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer(s) to the nearest hundredth of a minute. (If there is more than one answer, enter
additional answers with the "or" button.)
t =
I minutes
Suhrm it
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the height above ground of a person sitting on a Ferris wheel is described by the following. (2) h(t) = 18.8- 16.7 cos t In this equation, h (t) is the height above ground (in meters) and t is the time (in minutes). The ride begins at t=0 minutes. During the first 5 minutes of the ride, when will the person be 25 meters above the ground? Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer(s) to the nearest hundredth of a minute. (If there is more than one answer, enter additional answers with the "or" button.) t = I minutes Suhrm it
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