Warm up: Review Cart and the Wheel Activity
3) What is the formula that describes the carts position given time t?
4) Given the information about the cart, use desmos to find what time is the cart directly below the diver on the ferris wheel?
5) Will our beloved senior survive if she jumped off when the cart was directly below her position?
6) Generalize a formula for the position of the cart that accounts for the diver falling. (tell Ande to write terms on the board to make this easier)
Determine the Initial Velocity
Directions: For the next assignment answer the questions from the book on a seperate sheet of paper. You will turn this into Ande on Friday 2/7.
Launched from 12 o’ clock (Explanation)
David and the Merry Go Round (Simplified version of the Ferris Wheel without gravity)
Launched from 12 o’ clock (Explanation)
- Read page 79 in the textbook.
- What is the speed of our Ferris Wheel?
- Answer problems 1 and 2
David and the Merry Go Round (Simplified version of the Ferris Wheel without gravity)
- Read page 81 but when you see the word “skateboarder” think David.
- Complete questions 1, 2, 4
