Homework Help: trig

Posted by dave on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 11:32pm.

A Ferris wheel has a radius of 15 meters and takes 20 seconds to complete one full revolution. The seat you are riding in, takes 7 seconds to reach the top which is 35 meters above the ground. Write a sine or cosine equation for the height of your seat above the ground as a function of time.

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