A Ferris wheel is 23 meters in diameter and completes 1 full revolution in 8 minutes. A Ferris wheel is 23 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 1 meter 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 8 minutes. The function h(t) gives a person's height in meters above the ground t minutes after the wheel begins to turn. a. Find the amplitude, midline, and period of h(t). Enter the exact answers. Amplitude: A = meters Midline: h = meters Period: P = minutes b. Assume that a person has just boarded the Ferris wheel from the platform and that the Ferris wheel starts spinning at time t = 0. Find a formula for the height function h(t). Hints: - What is the value of h(0)? - Is this the maximum value of h(t), the minimum value of h(t), or a value between the two? - The function sin(t) has a value between its maximum and minimum at t = 0, so can h(t) be a straight sine function? - The function cos(t) has its maximum at t = 0, so can h(t) be a straight cosine function? c. If the Ferris wheel continues to turn, how high off the ground is a person after 20 minutes?
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