A Ferris wheel has a diameter of 60 feet. When you start at the top of the Ferris wheel, you are 62 feet from the ground. The Ferris wheel completes one rotation in 2 minutes.

Question

1. Create a graph that represents your height relative to the center of the Ferris wheel as a function of time.

2. Create a function that represents your height relative to the center of the Ferris wheel as a function of time. (15 points)

Answer 1

the amplitude is 60/2 = 30
The axle is 32 feet up
The period of cos(kx) is 2pi/k