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The main problem in this unit focused on the question of when a diver located on a platform on a Ferris wheel should be released so that he will land in a moving tub of water. There are many variables attached to this problem, such as the speed of the Ferris wheel, cart, the distance from the platform to the cart (which is always changing), how long it takes the diver to fall down to the tub of water, as well as the effect of gravity. These are just a few variables that must be considered in the problem. Using circular trigonometry and algebra we solved the unit problem. We began by working with the idea of the Ferris wheel as the unit circle (a circle that has a radius of 1), a circle on which angles and triangles can be found. We also utilized trigonometric functions to fund certain information, such as the diverfs height at certain times (e.g. 3 of clock position), as well as height after a certain number of seconds. We know that the radius of our Ferris wheel is 50 ft, and that number stays constant at whatever point on the circle.
Approximate Word count = 712
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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