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Date May 2021 Marks available 5 Reference code 21M.2.SL.TZ1.4
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 1
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Question

A Ferris wheel with diameter 110 metres rotates at a constant speed. The lowest point on the wheel is 10 metres above the ground, as shown on the following diagram. P is a point on the wheel. The wheel starts moving with P at the lowest point and completes one revolution in 20 minutes.

The height, h metres, of P above the ground after t minutes is given by h(t)=acos(bt)+c, where a, b, c  .

Find the values of a, b and c.

Markscheme

amplitude is 1102=55          (A1)

a=-55          A1

c=65          A1

2πb=20  OR  -55cos20b+65=10          (M1)

b=π10=0.314          A1

 

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Topic 3— Geometry and trigonometry » SL 3.7—Circular functions: graphs, composites, transformations
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