Practice On Sinusoidal and Inverse Functions
Practice On Sinusoidal and Inverse Functions
Practice On Sinusoidal and Inverse Functions
21st September)
1. [Maximum Marks: 12]
A wind turbine is designed so that the rotation of the blades generates
electricity. The turbine is built on horizontal ground and is made up of a vertical
tower and three blades. The point A is on the base of the tower directly below
point B at the top of the tower. The height of the tower, AB, is 90 m. The blades
of the turbine are centred at B and are each of length 40 m. This is shown in
the following diagram.
The end of one of the blades of the turbine is represented by point C on the
diagram. Let h be the height of C above the ground, measured in metres,
where h varies as the blade rotates.
(a) Find the
(i) maximum value of h.
(ii) minimum value of h. [2]
The blades of the turbine complete 12 rotations per minute under normal
conditions, moving at a constant rate.
(b)
(i) Find the time, in seconds, it takes for the blade [BC] to make one
complete rotation under these conditions.
(ii) Calculate the angle, in degrees, that the blade [BC] turns through in
one second. [3]
The height, h, of point C can be modelled by the following function. Time, t, is
measured from the instant when the blade [BC] first passes [AB] and is
measured in seconds.
ℎ(𝑡) = 90 − 40 cos(72𝑡), 𝑡 ≥ 0
(c)
(i) Write down the amplitude of the function.
(ii) Find the period of the function. [2]
(d) Sketch the function ℎ(𝑡) for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 5 clearly labelling the coordinates of the
maximum and minimum points. [3]
(e) Find the height of C above the ground when t = 2. [2]
2. [Maximum Marks: 6]
3. [Maximum Marks : 12]
4. [Maximum Marks: 6]