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Sydney SunKappa3/19/08
High Dive Unit
Problem:
Can we Save
Andre?
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Sydney Sun
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Problem Statement
On the day of the CAT-nival, Andre Howard plans to jump off of the Farrell
Ferris Wheel. At the same time there is a cart of water that is traveling from the
left of the wheel to right. And, Andres objective is to jump off of the FF Wheel
and land in to the cart of water. My job, is to figure out how long Andre should be
on the FF wheel before be dives so that hell land exactly into the pool. Also, my
calculations need to be as correct as possible so that I can both assure Andre
that my calculations are correct and that Andre will be alive after the jump is done
and over with.
I know and found out that the Farrell Ferris Wheel has a 50foot radius,
which means that the wheel also has a 100-feet diameter (but we won t be using
that bit of information in this problem). The FF Wheel is on a 15 feet stand, which
makes the distance from the center of the wheel to the ground 65 feet. I also
know that the FF wheel isnt sporadic and that it turns at a constant speed,
which, makes one complete turn in 40 seconds. The wheel also completes this
turn counter clockwise. The cart of water that Andre is jumping into is 240 feet to
the left of the FF wheel. The cart moves 15feet per second and has a water level
of 8 feet off of the ground. I also know that Andre is standing at the 3o clock
position on the FF wheel.
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I will need the final equation that we had already figured out which iscos
(9w)50=-240+15(w+57+15(9w)/16. There are 2 ways that I can solve this
problem. I can either use Guess and Check, or I can try to figure out another
way.
Sydney Sun
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Work Section
In solving the unit problem, there were a lot of equations that were
involved in the process. But, the thing is the main equation that we used was
our final equation which is cos(9w)50=-240+15(w+57+15(9w)/16. This equation
is a culmination of other equations. In that equation, 50 is the radius, W is wheel
time, the 9 is degrees per second, the 15 is the rate of the pool, and the -240 is
the starting point of the pool. The final equation is made up of the equation for
height, falling time, and cosine.
The first equation that I had figured out/used is the equation for falling
time. I had gotten this equation from our very first class work. The equation is
t=h/16. In this equation t stands for time, which is the thing that I was looking
for. The h stands for height, which the distance that the object is from the
ground. The 16 is half of the rate that and object falls at32 everything falls at
the same rate against gravity, and that rate is 16. The process that I took find
this equation was:
Steps
1) h-16t^2=0 2) 16t^2/16=-h/16 3) t^2=-h/16 4)t^2=-h/16 5) t=h/16
The second equation that I had found was the equation for height, which,
is h(t)=65+50sin(9t). Once again h is height, t is time, and 9 is the degrees
per second. The 65 represents 65ft, which is the center of the Ferris wheel to the
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ground, and the 50 represents the radius of the Ferris Wheel. Those 2 numbers
were given to us. Also, in the unit problem, we used sine and cosine because
they are 2 trigonometry functions that would help us find the triangle that will be
created between the ground, the height and where Andre will be. Also, Cosine
gives me the X position(horizontal) and Sine will gives me the Y position
(vertical).
Also, Trigonometry is the study of how the sides and angles of a triangle are
related to each other. So, one would assume that Trig only has to do with
triangles, but trig also has to do with circles because, If the length of the
hypotenuse(longest side of a triangle) is exactly one unit, we call the circle that
the end of the hypotenuse draws, a unit circle.
Cosine
Sin
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50 Ft
65 ft
cart
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Unlike my original plan, I had to reconstruct the final equation. I tried to
enter it into the calculator as it was, but it didnt work. Later on I figured out that I
had to change the equation according to PEMDAS because that is how the
calculator will read it. That was a step that I had to my original plan, or I wouldnt
have been able to solve the Unit Problem. So, I had to figure out where each
parenthesis will be and everything. I went from this equation cos(9w)50=-240+15
(w+57+15(9w)/16 to (( sin(9w)50+57)/16+x), I entered the new equation as Y1
in the graphing calculator and I entered cos(15+-240) as my second line. After I
just graphed it and the calculator found the point of intersection, which was
12.282855 for X and -17.54771 for Y.
Sydney Sun
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Answer Section
After doing extensive math computation. I had found the answer:
X= 12.282855
Y= -17.54771
I know my answer is right because I had correctly altered the Final Equation
according to PEMDAS, which was (( sin(9w)50+57)/16+x), And since I know
that the graphing calculators follow PEMDAS, I know that I got the answer
correct. Before that I also know that I got the answer right because all of the
equations that I used were also correct the falling time equation and height
equation were both correct and I also used Sine and Cosine correctly. So, I did
not make a mathematical mistake on my path to solving the Unit problem and
saving Andres life.
Sydney Sun
Kappa
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3/18/08
Reflection
When I had first gotten the problem I thought it was going to be the
hardest problem that I would ever solve in my life. I was never really comfortable
with Trig. I didnt understand Sine and Cosine I couldnt really even differentiate
between the different sides of the triangle. So, I was really nervous embarking
on the unit problem. But after I had finished the first class work and the first
home work and the 2nd and the 3rd I realized that I was doing pretty well and I
actually understood what I was doing as long as I concentrated and didnt over
think and over complicate things. Then, when we all as a class went over
everything that we had done and how they all connect with one another I
understood what I had to do. Then after we had done all of the work that we did,
and we started the Unit Circle I knew that I didnt want to do guess and check.
Mostly because I knew that I didnt have the patience for it and I thought that
there had to be another way because the entire time we were figuring out the
class work you (Ms. Farrell) always told us not to over complicate things. Also, at
the bottom of the page PEMDAS was written there and I thought that there had
to be a reason why that was there and there had to be a connection and after
thinking a while I got it.
I learned that one of the initial inaccuracies that I had in my original plan
was that I didnt take into account how the Calculator computates. It actually
took me a while before I figured out that that was the problem I was having. I
kept on entering the equation into the calculator. Then I realized the issue and
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the thing with PEMDAS, and I made the alterations and I got the right answer. I
feel like part of the reason why I did waste so much time, was because I didnt
think my plan through as well as I could have. I should have thought about every
variable that would affect my plan before I started, but I didnt, so I had to find the
solution on the spot.
A situation that would change my answer is if the speed of the Ferris
wheel changes. It would change my final answer because the Ferris wheel
would either be faster or slower and that would change the degrees per second.
So, anywhere in the equation that has a 9, it would change, and that would effect
the time at which Andre would be dropped, and the relationship between the
Ferris wheel and the cart will also change.
2 real world situations that I could apply this math to are, 1) in the future if
I decide to open my open cookie company and get and work a cookie conveyer
belt I have to figure out how fast I need to collect cookies keeping the cookie
stamp and the belt in mind so that I dont back up the cookies. The other real
world example if I go to a BBQ and we all decide to play a game where people
form 2 lines face one another and throw footballs toward the center where 1
person would have to run through. I could use this math to figure out the speed
that the 2 rows would throw the ball at and when it will hit me so that I can avoid
the balls so I dont get hurt.