You Put a Drink in the Freezer to Cool

question 29

Multiple Choice

You put a drink in the freezer to cool.When it is chilled, you take the drink out but, being forgetful, leave it sitting on the kitchen counter.The temperature D, in degrees, of the drink t minutes after it is put in the freezer is given by ​ .
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When is the drink the coldest, and what is its coldest temperature? Round your answers to two decimal places.
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• A) It reaches its coldest temperature of 9.76 degrees after 25.76 minutes.
• B) It reaches its coldest temperature of 25.76 degrees after 9.76 minutes.
• C) It reaches its coldest temperature of 12.37 degrees after 29.30 minutes.
• D) It reaches its coldest temperature of 29.30 degrees after 12.37 minutes.

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Definitions:

Explanatory Variable

A variable in statistical modeling that is posited to cause or influence changes in a response variable; also known as an independent variable.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the calculation without violating any constraints.

SSE

Stands for Sum of Squares due to Error, a measure used in statistics to quantify the variation within a data set.

Error Sum Of Squares

A measure of the discrepancy between the observed and predicted values in a statistical model, reflecting the unexplained variation by the model.