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The diameter of the ferris wheel is
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Consider a horizontal line through the center of the wheel as the equilibrium line, then the amplitude is
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The ferris wheel rotates
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The distance between ferris wheel and the ground is
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An object that moves on a coordinate axis so that the distance
from its rest position at time
, then the function is
.
Since
peaks at
if
and is at its lowest if
,
.
When
, the rider should be
above the ground. \ \


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Substitute
,
and
in
.
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The equation of the riders motion is
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The equation of the riders motion is
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