Question

A person riding a ferris wheel takes 10 minutes to make one complete trip around thewheel. A function in the form y = A cos (Bt) + C can be used to model thissituation. Based on the information given, determine the values of B.

Answer 1

`(\pi)/(300)`

Step-by-step explanation

The function given is a cosine function:

`A\cos (Bt)+C`

From the function, B can be found as:

`B=(2\pi)/(P)`

where P represents the period of the function.

The period is given as 10 minutes (600 seconds), which means that we can find B:

`\begin{gathered} B=(2\pi)/(600) \\ B=(\pi)/(300) \end{gathered}`

That is the value of B.