Question

A rider boards a Ferris wheel 10 feet above ground level. The diameter of the Ferris wheel is 50 feet and the wheel completes one full rotation every 24 seconds. Which graph represents the relationship between time and height off the ground?\

Answer 1

Answer:

To start if the graph doesn't start with 10 on the y axis then its wrong due to that when the man boarded the Ferris wheel; leaving you two graphs.To calculate time it takes to do one complete cycle you do 24/60 = 0.4** You do this because the x-axis is tenths of a minute **You then go to the 0.4 mark on the x-axis and compare it with the start of the graph; if the minimum point at 0.4(x-axis) is equal to the 0(x-axis) then you know it made a complete circle.This is done on the first graph; the other graph makes a complete rotation at 0.8(double the time stated) so it is wrong.