A nurse recorded the values shown in the temperature chart for a patient's temperature. Plot a graph of temperature versus elapsed time and from the graph find
(a) An estimate of the temperature at noon
(b) The slope of the graph.
(c) Would you expect the graph to follow the same trend over the next 12 hours? Explain.
Time Temp (° F)
10:00 a.m. .................................. 100.00
10:30 a.m. .................................. 100.45
11:00 a.m. .................................. 100.90
11:30 a.m. .................................. 101.35
12:45 p.m. .................................. 102.48