Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Modeling Harmonic Motion - 5.6 Exercises - Page 458: 53

Answer

$f(t)=10 sin (\frac{\pi}{12}(t-8))+90$ (mmHg)

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Identify the quantities as $p=24,2|a|=100-80=20, f(2)=80$, where $f(2)=80$ means a minimum of 80mmHg happens at t=2 (2 A.M), and we also get $|a|=10$ Step 2. With $p=\frac{2\pi}{\omega}=24$, we have $\omega=\frac{\pi}{12}$. The function becomes $f(t)=10 sin (\frac{\pi}{12}(t-c))+b$ Step 3. Since $b$ is the average blood pressure, we have $b=90$ and condition $f(2)=80$ lead to $10 sin (\frac{\pi}{12}(2-c))+90=80$ we have $sin (\frac{\pi}{12}(2-c))=-1$ and thus $2-c=-6,c=8$ Step 4. The final form of the function is $f(t)=10 sin (\frac{\pi}{12}(t-8))+90$ (mmHg)
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