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(a) A potato is put in an oven to bake at time t = 0. Which of the graphs in Figure 1.7

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(a) A potato is put in an oven to bake at time t = 0. Which of the graphs in Figure 1.7 could represent the potatos temperature as a function of time? (b) What does the vertical intercept represent in terms of the potatos temperature? t (I) t (II) t (III) t (IV) Figure 1.7 2

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QUESTION:

(a) A potato is put in an oven to bake at time t = 0. Which of the graphs in Figure 1.7 could represent the potatos temperature as a function of time? (b) What does the vertical intercept represent in terms of the potatos temperature? t (I) t (II) t (III) t (IV) Figure 1.7 2

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When we bake a potato its temperature must increase with time,so only graphs of increasing functions can represent the potato's temperature as a function of time, Graphs  and  are graphs of increasing functions so they can represent the potato's temperature as a function of time.

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