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MYP:4-5
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A Ferris wheel has a radius of 10 meters. The bottom of the wheel is 2 meters above the ground. The wheel, rotating at a constant speed, takes 100 seconds to complete one revolution. Draw a graph of your function.

Important Questions on Trigonometric Functions

MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
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A Ferris wheel has a radius of 5 meters and is 1 meter above the ground. It takes 2 minutes to make one complete revolution.

Find a function that models this Ferris wheel.

MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
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A Ferris wheel has a radius of 5 meters and is 1 meter above the ground. It takes 2 minutes to make one complete revolution.

Draw graph of your function.

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MYP:4-5
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A Ferris wheel has a radius of 5 meters and is 1 meter above the ground. It takes 2 minutes to make one complete revolution.

For which age group do you think this Ferris wheel has been designed?

EASY
MYP:4-5
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The graph shows the motion of a tall building as it sways to and fro in the wind.

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Determine the period, and explain what it means in this problem.

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MYP:4-5
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The graph shows the motion of a tall building as it sways to and fro in the wind.

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State the maximum number of centimetres that the tall building sways from its vertical position.

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MYP:4-5
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The graph shows the motion of a tall building as it sways to and fro in the wind.

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Find a sinusoidal function to model this situation.

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MYP:4-5
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A nail is stuck in a car tyre. The height of the nail above the ground varies as the wheel turns and can be modelled by this graph.

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Find the period of the graph, and explain what it means in this situation.

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MYP:4-5
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A nail is stuck in a car tyre. The height of the nail above the ground varies as the wheel turns and can be modelled by this graph.

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Find the amplitude, and explain what it means in this situation.