A ferris wheel, called the Atlanta Skyview, recently opened in Centennial Olympic Park in the Atlanta, GA area. The diameter of this Atlanta attraction is 200 feet and has 42 gondolas evenly spaced out along the circle.
Each sector starts and ends at the point at which the gondola is attached to the ferris wheel circle.
1. Sketch the Atlanta Skyview Ferris wheel
2. Answer the following questions about this ferris wheel. Be sure to show and explain all work for each
problem.
a. Area of the wheel?
b. Measure of the central angle in degrees
c. Measure of a central angle in radians
d. Arc length between two gondolas
e. Area of each sector.
3. In at least 3 sentences, compare and contrast the Atlanta Skyview to the ferris wheel that you chose in
part A of this assignment.
4. A passenger must climb 7 steps to a platform to enter the gondola. Each step is 7.5 inches. What
would the equation of the ferris wheel circle be on a cartesian coordinate graph if the x-axis is the
ground and the y-axis is the axis of symmetry of the ferris wheel.
5. Let’s design a new ferris wheel!!
Create a sketch of a new Ferris wheel. This new ferris wheel must have an arc length measuring 3
25π
feet. What is the equation of your new ferris wheel if the center must be at least 60 feet from the
ground? Be sure to show and explain all work.