Ferris Wheel Practice

This Ferris Wheel has a radius of 50 meters is 20 meters off the ground. It takes 120 seconds to make one rotation counterclockwise.

What is the midline?

• y = 120

• y = 50

• y = 70

• y = 20

This Ferris Wheel has a radius of 50 meters is 20 meters off the ground. It takes 120 seconds to make one rotation counterclockwise.

What is the amplitude?

• 120

• 50

• 70

• 20

This Ferris Wheel has a radius of 50 meters is 20 meters off the ground. It takes 120 seconds to make one rotation counterclockwise.

What is the period?

• 120

• 50

• 70

• 20

This Ferris Wheel has a radius of 50 meters is 20 meters off the ground. It takes 120 seconds to make one rotation counterclockwise. Write the equation that models the riders height off the ground as a function of the number of seconds IF the person starts at point A.

Match the Ferris Wheel cars that are at the SAME height?

• RA

• DE

• SE

• AN

• PH

• EM

• IC

• RE

• CU

• SI

The diagram on the left shows a Ferris Wheel with a diameter of 25m located 1m off the ground.

What is the minimum height of the rider?​ (a)  

What is the maximum height of the rider?​ (b)  

What is the middle height of the rider?​ (c)  

• 1
• 26
• 13.5
• 13
• 25
• 24
• 10
• 12

Complete the equation for the graph given.

y =​ (a)   ​ (b)   (2pi/​ (c)   x) +​ (d)  

• 3
• 4pi
• 1
• 4
• -2
• 6pi
• sin
• cos

Complete the equation for the graph given.

y =​ (a)   ​ (b)   (2pi/​ (c)   x) +​ (d)  

• 15
• 36
• 20
• 35
• 18
• 5
• sin
• cos

Complete the equation for the graph given. Suppose the points were connected.

y =​ (a)   ​ (b)   (2pi/​ ​ (c)   x) +​ (d)  

• 40
• 50
• 90
• 12
• 10
• sin
• cos
• 24

Complete the equation for the graph given. Suppose the points were connected.

y =​ (a)   ​ (b)   (2pi/​ ​ (c)   x) +​ (d)  

• 4.8
• 0
• 5
• -10
• 10
• sin
• cos
• 1.2