PC.RFR.ETT.1
Model real-world situations involving trigonometry.
Example Problems
models the depth (in meters) of water at a harbor hours after high tide. Here, is entered in radians.
How many hours after high tide is the water first 2.8 m deep?
Round your final answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.
How many hours after high tide is the water first 2.8 m deep?
Round your final answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.
The displacement in µm of a loudspeaker diaphragm can be modeled by:
At s the diaphragm passes through equilibrium moving outward, and 0.001 s later it reaches its first maximum of 0.008 µm.
Find , where t is in radians.
At s the diaphragm passes through equilibrium moving outward, and 0.001 s later it reaches its first maximum of 0.008 µm.
Find , where t is in radians.
A rotating lighthouse beam shines on a distant sensor. The light intensity in arbitrary units can be modeled by:
At s the intensity is (maximum). Two-and-a-half seconds later it falls to (minimum).
Find , where is in radians.
At s the intensity is (maximum). Two-and-a-half seconds later it falls to (minimum).
Find , where is in radians.

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