standard_description: Interpret the equation y = mx + b as defining a linear function, whose graph is a straight line; give examples of functions that are not linear. For example, the function A = s2 giving the area of a square as a function of its side length is not linear because its graph contains the points (1,1), (2,4) and (3,9), which are not on a straight line.
problem_activity: Problem 1
The average monthly temperature, in degrees Celsius, in a coastal city in the United States is periodic and can be modeled with the equation
$${y=-8\mathrm{cos}\left((x-1)\left(\pi\over6\right)\right)+17.5}$$
, where
$$x$$
represents the month,
$$x=1$$
represents January, and
$$y$$
represents the average temperature in degrees Celsius.
Below is the graph of the equation.
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A tourist wants to visit the city when the average temperature is closest to 25℃. What recommendations would you make regarding when the tourist should travel?
Problem 2
Do the activity
Burning Daylight
by Desmos. Skip slides 6 and 7.


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