The following data represent the average monthly temperatures for Washington, D.C.

(a) Draw a scatter plot of the data for one period.

(b) Find a sinusoidal function of the form

that models the data.

(c) Draw the sinusoidal function found in part (b) on the scatter plot.

(d) Use a graphing utility to find the sinusoidal function of best fit.

(e) Graph the sinusoidal function of best fit on a scatter plot of the data.

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Month, x January, 1 February, 2 March, 3 April, 4 May, 5 June, 6 July, 7 August, 8 September, 9 October, 10 November, 11 December, 12 Average Monthly Temperature, y (°F) 36.0 39.0 46.8 56.8 66.0 75.2 79.8 78.1 71.0 59.5 49.6 39.7