Temperature Data The normal monthly Fahrenheit temperatures in Albuquerque, NM

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · AP Precalculus · Trigonometric and Polar Functions · Trigonometric and Polar Functions

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79. Temperature Data The normal monthly Fahrenheit temperatures in Albuquerque, NM, are shown in the table below (month 1=1= Jan, month 2=2= Feb, etc.):
Month123456789101112
Temp364148566575797669574436
Source: National Climatic Data Center, as reported in The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009. Model the temperature TT as a sinusoidal function of time, using 36 as the minimum value and 79 as the maximum value. Support your answer graphically by graphing your function with a scatter plot.

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