SOLUTION: A Ferris wheel is 32 meters in diameter and the bottom of the Ferris wheel is 8 meters above the ground. You board the Ferris wheel at the 3 o'clock position. Write a formula that

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Question 1005732: A Ferris wheel is 32 meters in diameter and the bottom of the Ferris wheel is 8 meters above the ground. You board the Ferris wheel at the 3 o'clock position.
Write a formula that gives the angle measure (in radians) swept out from the 3 o'clock position, a, in terms of the number of minutes elapsed since you boarded the Ferris wheel, t.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rotation speed is needed, eg, rpm, radians/minute, degrees/minute, etc.
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