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The temperature function of a person during an illness is given as T(t) = -2t + 98.6, where T(t) is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and t is the time in hours. The goal is to determine the interval during which the person's temperature exceeds 100°F. To find this, set the inequality T(t) > 100 and solve for t:

-2t + 98.6 > 100

Subtract 98.6 from both sides:

-2t > 1.4

Divide both sides by -2 (remember to reverse the inequality sign because dividing by a negative number):

t

Since the temperature is decreasing over time, and T(0) = 98.6°F, the temperature crosses 100°F at some point in the past (which isn't meaningful in this context). Given the nature of the function, the temperature exceeds 100°F immediately at t=0 and then drops below after that. Therefore, the interval during which temperature was over 100°F is between 0 and approximately 0.70 hours. Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the interval is between 0.00 and 0.70 hours.

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The analysis of a person's body temperature over time during an illness can involve modeling the temperature changes with a linear function. In this case, the temperature T(t) = -2t + 98.6 describes how fever symptoms decrease over hours. To determine when the temperature exceeds 100°F, we set T(t) > 100 and solve for t, yielding t

Understanding the duration of a fever using linear models can help in clinical assessments, particularly when estimating the beginning and end of fever episodes. These models are useful tools in epidemiology and medical decision-making, as they offer quick estimations of critical thresholds like febrile temperatures within certain time frames.

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