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Sinusoidal models word problems

D(t)D(t) models the distance (in thousands of km\text{km}) from the earth to the Moon tt days after the moon's perigee (when it's closest to the earth). Here, tt is entered in radians.
D(t)=21cos(2π29.5t)+384D(t) = -21\cos\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{29.5}t\right) + 384
How many days after its perigee does the moon first reach 380380 thousands of  km\text{ km} from the Earth?
Round your final answer to the nearest whole day.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
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