(a) Describe a possible graph of the temperature, T, on an east-west line through Durango, Colorado, if the origin is at Durango, the positive x-axis corresponds to east of Durango, and the vertical z-axis is the temperature. For negative x within a few hundred miles of the origin, the sign of is , while for positive x a few hundred miles from the origin, the sign of is . We estimate that degrees Fahrenheit.

(b) Describe a possible graph of the temperature, T, on a north-south line through Des Moines, Iowa, if the origin is at Des Moines, the positive y-axis corresponds to north of Des Moines, and the vertical z-axis is the temperature. For negative y within a few hundred miles of the origin, the sign of is , while for positive y a few hundred miles from the origin, the sign of is . We estimate that degrees Fahrenheit.

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