The city of New Orleans is located at latitude 30°N. Use the figure below to find a function that models the number of hours of daylight at New Orleans as a function of the time of year. To check the accuracy of your model, use the fact that on March 31 (t = 90) the sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 6:18 PM in New Orleans. L(t) = 20 18 16 14 12 20° N Hours 10 30° N 40° N 50° N 60° N 4 2 Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Graph of the length of daylight from March 21 through December 21 at various latitudes

The city of New Orleans is located at latitude 30°N. Use the figure below to find a function that models the number of hours of daylight at New Orleans as a function of the time of year. To check the accuracy of your model, use the fact that on March 31 (t = 90) the sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 6:18 PM in New Orleans. L(t) = 20 18 16 14 12 20° N Hours 10 30° N 40° N 50° N 60° N 4 2 Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Graph of the length of daylight from March 21 through December 21 at various latitudes

Intermediate Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195728

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter9: Functions

Section9.CR: Review Problem Set

Problem 13CR

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