document.write( "Question 1130631: The temperature at various times on a summer day at a resort in southern California is given in the following table. The variable t is the number of minutes after 6:00 A.M., and the variable T is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
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document.write( "t (min) T (°F)
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document.write( "20 62
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document.write( "40 61
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document.write( "80 67
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document.write( "120 76
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document.write( "160 81
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document.write( "200 79
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document.write( "240 84
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document.write( "280 87
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document.write( "320 84
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document.write( "360 85
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document.write( "400 78
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document.write( "(a) Find a quadratic model for these data. (Round all numerical values to five decimal places.)
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document.write( "(b) Use the model to predict the temperature at 1:00 P.M. Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.___°F \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #747270 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! enter these and pick quadratic regression \n" ); document.write( "y=-0.000365 x^2+.20835 x+55.15807 \n" ); document.write( "1 pm is 7 hours after 6 am or 420 minutes and temperature is 78.3 degrees \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |