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7.6 Exercise 39

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Construct a sinusoidal function with the provided information, and then solve the equation for the requested values.

Outside temperatures over the course of a day can be modeled as a sinusoidal function. Suppose the temperature varies between 47°F 47 °\text{F} and 63°F 63 °\text{F} during the day and the average daily temperature first occurs at 10 AM. How many hours after midnight does the temperature first reach 51°F? 51 °\text{F}?

OpenStax Precalculus 2e, 7.6 Modeling with Trigonometric Functions, exercise 39

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