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QuestionAn air conditioner cools a home when the outside temperature is about 78 EdegF. During the summer you can model the outside temperature in degrees Fahrenheit using the function f(t)=729cos(112πt)f(t)=72-9 \cos \left(\frac{1}{12} \pi t\right) where tt is the number of hours past midnight. During what hours is the air conditioner cooling the home? Round the hour to nearest tenth.
Time format is a 24 hour clock, please pay attention to notes beside answer boxes (for auto-grading purposes).
The air conditioner comes on approximately \square hours after midnight or \square A.M. (enter answer as h:mm *do not put a zero in front of the hour for answers like: 3:25, do NOT enter as 03:25)
By the symmetry of the graph, it goes off about \square hours before midnight or \square P.M. (enter answer as hh:mm *for an answer like 7:15 pm enter using 24 hour format as: 19:15)

Studdy Solution
Interpret the solution in terms of time:
1. The air conditioner comes on approximately 8.8 hours after midnight, which is:
8:48A.M. 8:48 \, \text{A.M.}
2. By symmetry, it goes off approximately 15.2 hours after midnight, which is:
15:12P.M. 15:12 \, \text{P.M.}
The air conditioner comes on approximately 8.8 8.8 hours after midnight or 8:48A.M. 8:48 \, \text{A.M.} .
By the symmetry of the graph, it goes off about 15.2 15.2 hours after midnight or 15:12P.M. 15:12 \, \text{P.M.} .

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