Sine and Cosine Ferris Wheel

Place the labels in the appropriate spots on the diagram.

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b

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Sine Angle

Adjacent

Cosine Angle

Radius

Opposite

Hypotenuse

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What is the circumference of the Ferris wheel to the nearest foot? Explain.

What is the length of the arc between cars on the Ferris wheel? Explain.

What is the height of car 1 from the ground? Explain.

What is the height of car 2 from the ground? Explain.

What is the height of car 8 from the ground? Explain.

What is the horizontal distance of car 1 from the vertical axis? Explain.

What is the horizontal distance from car 2 to car 4? Explain.

The Ferris wheel takes 2 minutes to make a full rotation. How many miles per hour is it rotating? Explain.

If the speed of rotation were increased to 1 mph, how long would one rotation take?. Explain.