Ferris wheel and the sine function

This applet shows how a rider's height varies periodically as time passes. You can move the slider to vary the time. This particular Ferris wheel has a radius of 86 m, is 1.5 m above the ground, and rotates 20 times per hour.

 

Michael Geiwitz

 
Typ materiálu
Aktivita
Klíčová slova
ferris  sine  sine-curve  sine-function  trigonometry  wheel 
Cílová skupina (věk)
14 – 19+
Jazyk
English
 
 
Licence
CC-BY-SA, GeoGebra Terms of Use
Odvozené materiály
Ferris wheel and the sine function
Sdíleno uživatem Jose
 
 
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