The graph shows the daily megawatts of electricity used on a record-breaking summer day in Sacramento, California.

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The graph shows the daily megawatts of electricity used on a record-breaking summer day in Sacramento, California.

(a) Is this the graph of a function?

(b) What is the domain?

(c) Estimate the number of megawatts used at 8 a.m.

(d) At what time was the most electricity used? the least electricity?

(e) Call this function ƒ. What is ƒ(12)? Interpret your answer.

(f) During what time intervals is usage increasing? decreasing?

Electricity Use

2500 2300 2100 1900 1700 1500 1300 1100 900 700 12 16 20 24 Noon Hours Megawatts

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College Algebra

ISBN: 978-0134697024

12th edition

Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

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