ap-calculus-ab 1998 Q5
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The temperature outside a house during a 24-hour period is given by $$F(t) = 80 - 10\cos\left(\frac{\pi t}{12}\right), \quad 0 \leq t \leq 24,$$ where $F(t)$ is measured in degrees Fahrenheit and $t$ is measured in hours.
(a) Sketch the graph of $F$ on the grid provided.
(b) Find the average temperature, to the nearest degree Fahrenheit, between $t = 6$ and $t = 14$.
(c) An air conditioner cooled the house whenever the outside temperature was at or above 78 degrees Fahrenheit. For what values of $t$ was the air conditioner cooling the house?
(d) The cost of cooling the house accumulates at the rate of $\$0.05$ per hour for each degree the outside temperature exceeds 78 degrees Fahrenheit. What was the total cost, to the nearest cent, to cool the house for this 24-hour period?