Question

A Ferris Wheel has a center of 85 feet off the ground and the highest car sits 166 feet off the ground.

Answer 1

As the highest car sits 166 feet off the ground. the radius of the circle is equal to the difference between that heigth and the center of the ferris:

`\begin{gathered} r=166ft-85ft \\ \\ r=81ft \end{gathered}`

The radius is 81 feet

The lowest a cat will sit is the difference between the center of the circle and the radius:

`85ft-81ft=4ft`

The lowest a car will sit on the Ferris wheel is 4ft