A patient's temperature is 101 degrees Fahrenheit and is changing at the rate of t2 − 3t degrees per hour, where t is the number of hours since taking a fever-reducing medication (0 ≤ t ≤ 3). (a) Find a formula for the patient's temperature after t hours. [Hint: Evaluate the constant C so that the temperature is 101 at time t = 0.] T(t) = ? (b) Use the formula that you found in part (a) to find the patient's temperature after 2 hours. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) degrees=?
A patient's temperature is 101 degrees Fahrenheit and is changing at the rate of t2 − 3t degrees per hour, where t is the number of hours since taking a fever-reducing medication (0 ≤ t ≤ 3). (a) Find a formula for the patient's temperature after t hours. [Hint: Evaluate the constant C so that the temperature is 101 at time t = 0.] T(t) = ? (b) Use the formula that you found in part (a) to find the patient's temperature after 2 hours. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) degrees=?
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A patient's temperature is 101 degrees Fahrenheit and is changing at the rate of
t2 − 3t
degrees per hour, where t is the number of hours since taking a fever-reducing medication
(0 ≤ t ≤ 3).
(a) Find a formula for the patient's temperature after t hours. [Hint: Evaluate the constant C so that the temperature is 101 at time
(b) Use the formula that you found in part (a) to find the patient's temperature after 2 hours. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
degrees=?
t = 0.]
T(t) = ?
(b) Use the formula that you found in part (a) to find the patient's temperature after 2 hours. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
degrees=?
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