A group of rowdy teenagers near a wind turbine decide to place a pair of pink shorts on the tip of one blade. They notice that the shorts are at its
maximum height of 16 metres at t = 10 s and its minimum height of 2 metres at
t = 25 s.

a) Determine the equation of the sinusoidal function that describes
the height of the shorts in terms of time.

b) Determine the height of the shorts at exactly t = 10 minutes, to
the nearest tenth of a metre.

a) Sinusoidal functions are y = a sin [b(x-h)] + k    (or)                                        

y = a cos [b(x-h)] + k

Where a is amplitude a= (max-min)/2=(16-2)/2=7

period p= 2π/b

            b=2π/30

            Horizontal transformation to 10 units right h=10

            k= (max+min)/2=(16+2)/2=9

h = 7 cos [π/15(t-10)]+ 9

b) t=10min=600 sec

substitue in the above equation

h=5.5m

i did it myself and i got 4.2 (b) hope its right

step-by-step explanation:

the solution is the point

step-by-step explanation:

we have

> equation a

> equation b

adds equation a and equation b

substitute the value of x in equation b to find the value of y

the solution is the point