Jamie is riding a Ferris wheel that takes fifteen seconds for each complete revolution. The diameter of the wheel is 10 meters and its center is 6 meters above the ground. (a) When Jamie is 9 meters above the ground and rising, at what rate (in meters per second) is Jamie gaining altitude? (b) When is Jamie rising most rapidly? At what rate?

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Answer:

The answers to the question is

(a) Jamie is gaining altitude at 1.676 m/s

(b) Jamie rising most rapidly at t = 15 s

At a rate of 2.094 m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) The time to make one complete revolution = period T = 15 seconds

Here will be required to develop the periodic motion equation thus

One complete revolution = 2Ļ€,

therefore the Ā we have T = 2Ļ€/k = 15

Therefore k = 2Ļ€/15

The diameter = radius of the wheel = (diameter of wheel)/2 = 5

also we note that the center of the wheel is 6 m above ground

We write our equation in the form

y = [tex]5*sin(\frac{2*\pi*t}{15} )+6[/tex]

When Jamie is 9 meters above the ground and rising we have

9 = [tex]5*sin(\frac{2*\pi*t}{15} )+6[/tex] or 3/5 = [tex]sin(\frac{2*\pi*t}{15} )[/tex] = 0.6

which gives sin⁻¹(0.6) = 0.643 =[tex]\frac{2*\pi*t}{15}[/tex]

from where t = 1.536 s

Therefore Jamie is gaining altitude at

[tex]\frac{dy}{dt} = 5*\frac{\pi *2}{15} *cos(\frac{2\pi t}{15}) =[/tex] 1.676 m/s.

(b) Jamie is rising most rapidly when Ā  the velocity curve is at the highest point, that is where the slope is zero

Therefore we differentiate the equation for the velocity again to get

[tex]\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = -5*(\frac{\pi *2}{15} )^2*sin(\frac{2\pi t}{15})[/tex] =0, π, 2π

Therefore [tex]-sin(\frac{2\pi t}{15} )[/tex] = 0 whereby t = 0 or

[tex]\frac{2\pi t}{15}[/tex] = π and t =  7.5 s, at 2·π t = 15 s

Plugging the value of t into the velocity equation we have

[tex]\frac{dy}{dt} = 5*\frac{\pi *2}{15} *cos(\frac{2\pi t}{15}) =[/tex] - 2/3Ļ€ m/s which is decreasing

so we try at t = 15 s and we have [tex]\frac{dy}{dt} = 5*\frac{\pi *2}{15} *cos(\frac{2\pi *15}{15}) = \frac{2}{3} \pi[/tex]m/s

Hence Jamie is rising most rapidly at t = 15 s

The maximum rate of Jamie's rise is 2/3Ļ€ m/s or 2.094 m/s.