Question

At 5:00 p.m., Antonio turned on the oven. While the oven preheated, the temperature in the oven increased from 72°F to 400°F over a 10-minute period. The oven remained at 400°F for 45 minutes until Antonio turned it off. It took 60 minutes for the temperature in the oven to cool, returning to 72°F at 6:55 p.m. Which statement best explains whether or not the temperature in the oven is a function of the time?
A) It is a function because at any given time the oven was exactly one temperature.

B) It is a function because the oven temperature was the same at different times.

C) It is not a function because at any given time the oven was exactly one temperature.

D) It is not a function because the oven temperature was the same at different times.

Answer 1

Answer:

option a

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Option A

It is a function because at any given time the oven was exactly one temperature.

Solution:

Given that,

At 5:00 p.m., Antonio turned on the oven

While the oven preheated, the temperature in the oven increased from 72°F to 400°F over a 10-minute period

The oven remained at 400°F for 45 minutes until Antonio turned it off

It took 60 minutes for the temperature in the oven to cool, returning to 72°F at 6:55 p.m

From above information,

5:00  ------------ 72°F

5:10 ------------------ 400°F

5:45 ------------------ 400ºF

6:55 -------------------- 72°F

Thus at any given time (input) the oven was exactly one temperature  (a single output )

Therefore the statement that best explains is:

Option A) It is a function because at any given time the oven was exactly one temperature.

Since the definition of function states that there is a unique image corresponding to a element hence here the temperature at a given time is unique