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This question is from the Pre-Calculus textbook by Nelson (previously McGraw-Hill Ryerson) on pager 279, question 19 (you can find the textbook online)

19. A Ferris wheel with a radius of 10 m rotates once every 60 s. Passengers get on board at a point 2 m above the ground at the bottom of the Ferris wheel. A sketch for the first 150 s is shown (in the textbook).

a) Write an equation to model the oath of a passenger on the Ferris wheel, where the height is a function of time.

b) If Emily is at the bottom of the Ferris wheel when it begins to move, determine her height above the ground, to the nearest tenth of a meter, when the wheel has been in motion for 2.3 min

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