Matching Terms

1 The Ferris Wheel is being upgraded! Match the upgrade on the left to the property that it will change on the right. NOTE: some upgrades might change more than one property!

The wheel is being raised higher

1

A

midline

B

vertical shift

The wheel is being made to spin faster

2

C

frequency

D

amplitude

The wheel is being made larger

3

E

period

Design a New Wheel

2 Design your own Ferris Wheel! Fill in the table below, then trade papers with someone else.

Radius Altitude of Center Speed

3 Based on the table above, what function will model the height of the wheel over time?

Function Notation

f(x) = amplitude × sin( frequency (x - horizontal shift) ) + vertical shift


Pyret Notation

fun f​(​x​): (​  ​* sin​(​  ​* (​x ​-  ​)​)​) +   end

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