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Estimate the instantaneous rate of change of T with respect to time at 8 P.M. by measuring the slope of a tangent.

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In the figure, we estimate AA to be (18,15.5)(18, 15.5) and BB as (23,6)(23, 6). So the slope is

615.52318=1.9C/h\dfrac{ 6 - 15.5}{ 23 - 18} = 1.9 \text{C/h}

at 8:00 PM.

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