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A parking lot charges $3 for the first hour (or part of an hour) and $2 for each succeeding hour

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A parking lot charges $3 for the first hour (or part of an hour) and $2 for each succeeding hour (or part), up to a daily maximum of $10.
(a) Sketch a graph of the cost of parking at this lot as a function of the time parked there.
(b) Discuss the discontinuities of this function and their significance to someone who parks in the lot.

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