Mustafa is staring at a pizza spinning on a wheel in a glass case.The pizza is cut into four even slices. The distance P(t) (in cm ) between the center of the tastiest looking slice and the door of the glass case as a function of time t (in seconds) can be modeled by a sinusoidal function of the form a⋅cos(b⋅t)+d.At t=0, the center of the tastiest looking slice is farthest from the door, at a distance of 30cm away. After 2π seconds, it is closest to the door, at a distance of 10cm.Find P(t).t should be in radians.P(t)=
Q. Mustafa is staring at a pizza spinning on a wheel in a glass case.The pizza is cut into four even slices. The distance P(t) (in cm ) between the center of the tastiest looking slice and the door of the glass case as a function of time t (in seconds) can be modeled by a sinusoidal function of the form a⋅cos(b⋅t)+d.At t=0, the center of the tastiest looking slice is farthest from the door, at a distance of 30cm away. After 2π seconds, it is closest to the door, at a distance of 10cm.Find P(t).t should be in radians.P(t)=
Given Distance Function: We are given that the distance function P(t) is a sinusoidal function of the form acos(bt)+d. At t=0, the distance is at its maximum, which is 30 cm. This means that the vertical shift d is 30 cm, and the amplitude a is the difference between the maximum and minimum distances.
Calculate Amplitude: The maximum distance is 30cm and the minimum distance is 10cm. The amplitude a is half the difference between the maximum and minimum distances.Calculation: a=(30cm−10cm)/2=20cm/2=10cm.
Calculate Vertical Shift: Now we know that a=10cm. The vertical shift d is the average of the maximum and minimum distances.Calculation: d=(30cm+10cm)/2=40cm/2=20cm.
Find Value of b: Next, we need to find the value of b, which is related to the period of the function. We are told that after 2π seconds, the slice is closest to the door, which means that the period of the function is 2π seconds.Calculation: The period T of a cosine function is given by T=b2π. Since T=2π, we have b2π=2π. Solving for b gives us b=1.
Final Sinusoidal Function: We have now determined all the parameters of the sinusoidal function: a=10cm, b=1, and d=20cm. The function P(t) is therefore:P(t)=10cos(1⋅t)+20.
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