London eye diameter of the wheel 120 meters
Number of cars 32
circumference of the wheel 376.8 m
area of the wheel 11,310 m^2
Measure of a central angle in degrees 11.25 degrees
Measure of a central angle in radians 0.20 radians
Arc length between two cars or compartments 11.78 meters
Area of a sector between two cars or compartments 353.43 meters
If a smaller replica of the Ferris wheel was constructed, what conclusions could you draw about the central angle of the original wheel and replica? What conclusions could you draw about the arc length of the original Ferris wheel and replica?
Imagine the center of the Ferris wheel is located at (0, 0) on a coordinate grid, and the radius lies on the x-axis. Write an equation of a circle for your Ferris wheel, and sketch an image of what your Ferris wheel would look like on the grid. Now graph a circle that is similar to the Ferris Wheel. Discuss the transformations needed to show that both circles on your graph are similar.