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08-Exponential Functions and Models HW
08-Exponential Functions and Models HW
1. A cup is filled with hot water and left to stand. The temperature 𝑇 of the water after 𝑡 minutes have elapsed is
modelled by 𝑇(𝑡) = 24.5 + 55.9𝑒 −0.0269𝑡 for 𝑡 ≥ 0.
a. Determine the y-intercept of the graph of function.
d. State how the growth or decay relates to the cooling of the water.
f. State how the horizontal asymptote relates to the physics of the cooling of the water.
g. Determine the range of the function in the given domain and explain its significance.