# Trigonometry Help!

• Sep 30th 2009, 06:03 PM
June78
Trigonometry Help!
Could someone please explain to me how to do this question? I just what to understand what to do.The question confuses me for some reason so I don't know how to begin...... Thank-you
• Oct 1st 2009, 12:19 AM
Hello June78

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Originally Posted by June78
Could someone please explain to me how to do this question? I just what to understand what to do.The question confuses me for some reason so I don't know how to begin...... Thank-you

We are asked to start to record the height of the stone as soon as it becomes stuck. So at $0^o$, the height is $0$ cm - the stone is still at ground level.

After $\tfrac14$ revolution $(90^o)$, the stone will be level with the centre of the wheel, so it will be $30$ cm above the ground.

Continue in the same way. At $180^o$ it will be at the top of the wheel, so it's ...? cm above the ground.

When you come to sketch the graph, you'll need to consider 2 complete revolutions of the wheel. You'll get a graph similar to the ones here.