Question

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The temperatures, at town hall, throughout a day in March are given in the table, where f(x) represents the temperature, in degrees F, x hours after daybreak.

x 0 2 4 6 8 10
f(x) 45 55 61 63 61 55

Use the data in the table to create the standard form of the function that models this situation by replacing the variables a, b, and c with constants.

f(x)=ax^2+bx+c

Answer 1

the standard form of the function is,

`f(x)=-(1)/(2)x^2+6x+45`

Solution-

The standard form of the function is,

`f(x)=ax^2+bx+c`

Taking the points as (0, 45), (2, 55), (4, 61)

Then putting (0, 45) in the equation,

`\Rightarrow 45=a(0)^2+b(0)+c\\\\\Rightarrow c=45`

Then putting (2, 55) with the value of c in the equation,

`\Rightarrow 55=a(2)^2+b(2)+45`

`\Rightarrow 4a+2b=10` -------1

Then putting (4, 61) with the value of c in the equation,

`\Rightarrow 61=a(4)^2+b(4)+45`

`\Rightarrow 16a+4b=16` ------ 2

Solving equation 1 and 2, we get,

`\Rightarrow a=-(1)/(2),\ b=6`

Putting the values of a, b, c in the standard form,

`f(x)=-(1)/(2)x^2+6x+45`