Juan is riding on a circular Ferris wheel that has a 61-foot radius and whose bottom is 10 feet above the ground. After boarding the Ferris wheel, he traveled a distance of 50.9 feet along the arc before the Ferris wheel stopped for the next rider. When Juan stops, how many feet to the right of the center of the Ferris wheel is he? When Juan stops, how many feet above the center of the Ferris wheel is he?

Juan is riding on a circular Ferris wheel that has a 61-foot radius and whose bottom is 10 feet above the ground. After boarding the Ferris wheel, he traveled a distance of 50.9 feet along the arc before the Ferris wheel stopped for the next rider. When Juan stops, how many feet to the right of the center of the Ferris wheel is he? When Juan stops, how many feet above the center of the Ferris wheel is he?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter3: Additional Topics In Trigonometry

Section3.2: Law Of Cosines

Problem 3ECP: In a softball game, a batter hits a ball to dead center field, a distance of 240 feet from home...

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