f(0) is a minimum, so you want something like
h = M - Acos(kt)
The radius of the wheel is 20-3
The axle is at h=20, so now we know that
h = 20 - 17cos(kt)
The period is 6, so 2π/k = 6
h = 20 - 17cos(π/3 t)
to find h(3) you can do the math, but you know that it is 1/2 revolution, so it is at max height: 20+17 = 37
A ferris wheel is 20 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 3 meters above the ground. The six o'clock position on the ferris wheel is level with the loading platform. The wheel completes 1 full revolution in 6 minutes. The function h = f(t) gives your height in meters above the ground t minutes after the wheel begins to turn.
What is the Amplitude?
What is the Midline?
What is the Period?
How High are you off of the ground after 3 minutes?
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