Bill S.

asked • 06/09/24

Ferris wheel part 2

A Ferris wheel is 10 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 5 meters above the ground. The six o'clock position on the Ferris wheel is level with the loading platform. 


The function H(t)=−5cos(π42t)+10 gives your height in meters above the ground t seconds after the wheel begins to turn. 

it takes 84 seconds for 1 revolution


2. How many seconds of the ride (1 full revolution) are spent higher than 11 meters above the ground? 

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