The Ferris Wheel Angular Velocity
You are sitting on a ferris wheel and start at the 3 pm position at t = 0. Keep b = 1. Push start. Watch the graph, What is the period of the sine curve?
Reset. Let b = 2. Watch the graph. What is the period now?
Reset. Let b = 3. Watch the graph. What is the period now? It is not marked, but can you guess it?
Why does the period decrease as b increases? Describe what the wheel is doing.
How high off the ground is the lowest position of wheel?
What is the radius of the Ferris wheel?
What is the amplitude of the sine wave?
What is the equation of the midline?