Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

At 6:00 A.M. the outside temperature was 48∘ ⁣F48^{\circ}\!\text{F}, and at noon it was 68∘ ⁣F68^{\circ}\!\text{F}. The temperature T(t)T(t) is modeled by a function that is continuous for 6≤t≤126\le t\le 12, where tt is measured in hours after midnight. Which of the following statements must be true? a) The temperature increased at a constant rate over the interval from 6:00 A.M. to noon. b) There was a time between 6:00 A.M. and noon when the temperature was exactly 60∘ ⁣F60^{\circ}\!\text{F}. c) There existed a time between 6:00 A.M. and noon when the instantaneous rate of change of the temperature was exactly 3.33∘ ⁣F3.33^{\circ}\!\text{F} per hour. d) The highest temperature on the interval from 6:00 A.M. to noon occurred exactly at noon.

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