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![Suppose that during the first few hours of a laboratory experiment, the temperature of a certain substance is closely approximated by the function f(t) = -2²+ St, where t is measured in hours, with t = 0
corresponding to the instant the experiment begins, and f(t) is the temperature (°F) of the substance after t hours.
(a) Find an expression for Af/At using the interval [0, t].
What are the units for Af/At?
O °F2/hr²
O eF2/min
O °C/min
@F/hr
O °C/hr
(b) Use the result in part (a) to complete the following table. Round the answers to four decimal places.
[0, 0.1]
[0, 0.001]
[0, 0.0001]
Interval
Af/At
[0, 0.01]
(c) In part (b), as the right-hand endpoint gets closer and closer to 0, what value does Af/At seem to be approaching? This target value tells us the rate at which the temperature is changing at the instant
the experiment begins.
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that during the first few hours of a laboratory experiment, the temperature of a certain substance is closely approximated by the function f(t) = -2²+ St, where t is measured in hours, with t = 0
corresponding to the instant the experiment begins, and f(t) is the temperature (°F) of the substance after t hours.
(a) Find an expression for Af/At using the interval [0, t].
What are the units for Af/At?
O °F2/hr²
O eF2/min
O °C/min
@F/hr
O °C/hr
(b) Use the result in part (a) to complete the following table. Round the answers to four decimal places.
[0, 0.1]
[0, 0.001]
[0, 0.0001]
Interval
Af/At
[0, 0.01]
(c) In part (b), as the right-hand endpoint gets closer and closer to 0, what value does Af/At seem to be approaching? This target value tells us the rate at which the temperature is changing at the instant
the experiment begins.
°F/hr
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