The Navy Pier Ferris Wheel (located in Chicago) is one of the oldest in the world, with a height of 59.74m, and a diameter of 42.67m. It takes 7 mins to complete one revolution.
The Niagara Falls SkyWheel (in Canada) has a height of 53.3m and a diameter of 50.5m. It takes 12
mins to complete one revolution.
Each Ferris Wheel has a height in feet, h, that can be modelled as a function of time after boarding, x,
in mins.
h=a sin (bx+c)+d
4 a) Which of the Ferris Wheels described above would have an equation with the higher d-value? Give reasons
for your answer.
b) Which of the Ferris Wheels described above would have an equation with the lower a-value? Give reasons