Mathematics

Chauncey

11 September, 15:26

A rainstorm in Syracuse started as a light drizzle at 1:00 pm, built up into a heavy rain, and then dropped back down to a drizzle. The rate at which it rained, in inches per hour, is given by the following function, where t represents the time, in hours since 1:00 pm. The rate of rainfall in Columbia, in inches per hour, is given by the following graph, where t represents time, in hours since 1:00 pm. In which city did the rate of rainfall increase for the longer amount of time before beginning to decrease?