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Temperature During an Illness. The temperature of a patient during an illness is given by...

Temperature During an Illness. The temperature of a patient during an illness is given by the function.

T(t) = −0.1t2 + 1.2t + 98.6, 0 ≤ t ≤ 12,

where T is the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, at time t, in days, after the onset of the illness.

a) Graph the function using a graphing calculator.


b) Use the maximum feature to determine at what time the patient’s temperature was the highest. What was the highest temperature?

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