A Ferris wheel of diameter 18.5 m rotates at a rate of 0.2 rad/s. If passengers board the lowest car at a height of 3 m above the ground, determine a cosine function that models the height, h, in metres, of the car relative to the ground as a function of the time, t, in seconds

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A Ferris wheel of diameter 18.5 m rotates at a rate of 0.2 rad/s. If passengers board the lowest car at a
height of 3 m above the ground, determine a cosine function that models the height, h, in metres, of the
car relative to the ground as a function of the time, t, in seconds. 

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