A Ferris wheel with a radius of 20 meters rotates at a constant rate. The bottom of the wheel is 2 meters above the ground. A rider boards the Ferris wheel at the bottom. It takes 30 seconds for the Ferris wheel to complete one full rotation.
Determine the time(s) during the first rotation (i.e., \$0 \le t \le 30$ seconds) when the rider’s height is increasing most rapidly. Justify your answer by analysing the rate of change of the rider’s height with respect to time.
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Extend introductory study of functions, algebra, calculus. Focus on functions, relations, graphs, algebra, and applications of derivatives.
Covers limits, continuity, differentiability, differentiation, and anti-differentiation.
identification of local maximum/minimum values over an interval and application to solving optimisation problems in context, including identification of interval endpoint maximum and minimum values
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