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Temperature over a day can be modeled as a sinusoidal function. Suppose the highest temperature of 57 degrees is reached at 4 in the afternoon, and 47 degrees is the average temperature. Assuming t is the number of hours since 4 pm, find an equation for the temperature.

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          Temperature over a day can be modeled as a sinusoidal
function.
Suppose the highest temperature of 57 degrees is reached at 4 in
the afternoon, and 47 degrees is the average temperature.
Assuming t is the number of
hours since 4 pm, find an equation for the temperature.

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Precalculus with Limits

Ron Larson 2nd Edition

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01/30/2023

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Temperature over a day can be modeled as a sinusoidal function. Suppose the highest temperature of 57 degrees is reached at 4 in the afternoon, and 47 degrees is the average temperature. Assuming t is the number of hours since 4 pm, find an equation for the temperature.