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.

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.

Vocaloid · Answer

let's go over the definition of a function: a mathematical relation that assigns a single output for every input in the domain applying this to our problem, if the relation between temperature and time is a function, then it should assign only one temperature to each time. in other words, at any given time, there should only be one temperature at that time so, re-read the problem. is the bolded statement true, or false?