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the ferris wheel at an amusement park measures 16m in diameter. the wheel does 3 rotations every minute. the bottom of the wheel is 1m above the ground...
a) determine the simplest equation that models Megan's height above that ground(h) over time (t). give 2 more equations that model the situation. please explain! :)

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