Inverse Trig Function Question I can't seem to solve

[colejr]

A ferris wheel is 30 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 4 meters above the ground. The six o'clock position on the ferris wheel is level with the loading platform. The wheel completes 1 full revolution in 8 minutes. The function h = f(t) gives your height in meters above the ground t minutes after the wheel begins to turn. Write an equation for h = f(t).

The answer I was able to come up with is 15cos(pi/4)+17 which ended up being incorrect.

 

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A ferris wheel is 30 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 4 meters above the ground. The six o'clock position on the ferris wheel is level with the loading platform. The wheel completes 1 full revolution in 8 minutes. The function h = f(t) gives your height in meters above the ground t minutes after the wheel begins to turn. Write an equation for h = f(t).

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[skeeter]

height in feet as a function of time in minutes

plot the following points ... what “inverted” trig function curve can you visualize? what is its period? what is the midline between the maximum and minimum heights?

h(0) = 4

h(2) = 19

h(4) = 34

h(6) = 19

h(8) = 4