Suppose that the height above ground of a person sitting on a Ferris wheel is described by the following. 2n h(1) =17.9 - 15.8 cos 5 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 12 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 OorO

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Suppose that the height above ground of a person sitting on a Ferris wheel is described by the following.
2n
h (t) = 17.9 - 15.8 cos
In this equation, h (t) is the height above ground (in meters) and t is the time (in minutes). The ride begins
t=0 minutes.
During the first 5 minutes of the ride, when will the person be 12 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
Oor O
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Transcribed Image Text:Solving a trigonometric equation modeling a real-world situation 0/5 Suppose that the height above ground of a person sitting on a Ferris wheel is described by the following. 2n h (t) = 17.9 - 15.8 cos In this equation, h (t) is the height above ground (in meters) and t is the time (in minutes). The ride begins t=0 minutes. During the first 5 minutes of the ride, when will the person be 12 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 Oor O Explhation Check O2022 McGraw Hill LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy C 19 stv II
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