Wheel Around Circle
Extending our work with the wheel on the x-axis, we will now roll the wheel around the circle. Interestingly enough, it’s nor so easy for the students to figure out the rate at which the wheel should rotate as it revolves around the circle.
Curriculum Expectations
Use of Mathematical Processes
Strand D: Trigonometric Functions
2. Connecting Graphs and Equations of Sinusoidal Functions
3. Solving Problems Involving Sinusoidal Function