Megawatts
Curriculum 2.0 Algebra 2: Unit 3-Topic 2
Formative Assessment 1
Date:
6) A power plant generates electricity over a twenty-four hour period. The number of megawatts M, of
electricity generated at various times during the day is shown by the graph below. The variable r
represents
the number of hours since midnight on a given day.
75
TO
65
55
30
43
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
3
10
12
14
16
18
20
-21
Hours since midnight
Write a trigonometric function that models the number of megawatts of power as a function of tim