A passenger must climb 7 steps to a platform to enter the gondola. Each step is 7.5 inches. What would the equation of the ferris wheel circle be on a cartesian coordinate graph if the x-axis is the ground and the y-axis is the axis of symmetry of the ferris wheel.

5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116

mr. india