Solve each problem.

The snow depth in a particular location varies throughout the winter. In a typical winter, the snow depth in inches might be approximated by the following function.

Here, x represents the time in months with x = 0 representing the beginning of October, x = 1 representing the beginning of November, and so on.

(a) Graph y = ƒ(x).

(b) In what month is the snow deepest? What is the deepest snow depth?

(c) In what months does the snow begin and end?

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