Ferris Wheel

This lesson is intended to help you assess how well students are able to:

  • Model a periodic situation, the height of a person on a Ferris wheel, using trigonometric functions.
  • Interpret the constants a, b, c in the formula h = a + b cos ct in terms of the physical situation, where h is the height of the person above the ground and t is the elapsed time.
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Interactive Whiteboard
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 40 Minute(s)
Keywords: trigonometry, sin, cos, tan
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: General Collection

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