On a Certain Spring Day with 12 Hours of Daylight

question 148

Multiple Choice

On a certain spring day with 12 hours of daylight, the light intensity I takes on its largest value of 390 calories/cm ² at midday. If t = 0 corresponds to sunrise and t is measured in hours, find a formula I = a sin bt that fits this information.

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