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AA5: Introduction To Periodic Functions Name: - Bicycles and Portland
AA5: Introduction To Periodic Functions Name: - Bicycles and Portland
h (inches)
2) Fill in the missing t and h values.
3) Generalize the behavior of the value of h. Is there a pattern? Extend your table to include four of these
repeated cycles.
1) An average road bike has a wheel diameter of about 28 inches.It takes your bicycle tire 360 degree to make one full
rotation to meet back at ground level. A star sticker got attached to the tire. Let d represent the angle (in degrees) since
the star got attached to the tire (moving counterclockwise), and let h represent the height above the ground (in
inches) of the star shown in the picture below. Use the circle diagrams to help you complete the following table below
(Hint: you will need to use trigonometric ratios and/or special right triangles).
h (height) 0
2) Notice that the height of the bicycle tire was being measure every 45 degrees in the previous table. This time, the
height of the bicycle tire is going to be measured every 30 degrees. Finish drawing the circle diagram and use the circle
diagram to help you complete the table below (Hint: you will need to use trigonometric ratios and/or special right
triangles).
d (degrees) 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360
h (height) 0
3) Make a graph that combines all the data from both tables above to sketch one rotation cycle. Scale
your graph appropriately