Ferris Wheel Trigonometry

• 36 degrees

• 10 degrees

• 72 degrees

• 108 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

• 32 x Sin (36) + 50

• 36 x Sin (32) + 50

• 50 - 32 x Sin (36)

• 50 - 36 x Sin (32)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

• 50 + 32 x Sin (72)

• 50 - 72 x Sin (32)

• 50 - 32 x Sin (72)

• 50 + 72 x Sin (32

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

• Seats F, C, H, and L are all the same distance from the center of the wheel

• Every seat has a reference angle of 30 degrees

• Seats C and K are the same distance above the ground

• There are 2 different reference angles in every quadrant

• Seat D is 90 feet above the ground

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

If a ferris wheel has 18 equally spaced seats, how many degrees separate each seat?

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CCSS.4.MD.C.5B

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1