assuming θ is the month, just plug in θ=12.
Come on back if you don't like the answer.
The equation y = 20sin(0.5θ - 2) + 40 models the monthly temp for a certain city.
Use the equation to predict the temperature in the city during December. Thanks
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Still don't get it, so yes need more help.
Did you make sure your calculator was set to Radians ?
(press DRG until you see RAD displayed)
Here are my keystrokes
.5
x
12
-
2
=
sin
=
x
20
+
40
=
and you should get 24.86°
(Of course you can see that since sin(????) ranges from -1 to +1, the temperature must range from a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 60, so hoping the units are Fahrenheit and not Celsius
Sounds like rather dismal place to be )
(press DRG until you see RAD displayed)
Here are my keystrokes
.5
x
12
-
2
=
sin
=
x
20
+
40
=
and you should get 24.86°
(Of course you can see that since sin(????) ranges from -1 to +1, the temperature must range from a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 60, so hoping the units are Fahrenheit and not Celsius
Sounds like rather dismal place to be )