Recall the information in Focus about the lynx and the hare. Suppose a trigonometric function of the form y = a cos [b(x - c)] + d was used to model the lynx population. a. What information would each parameter (a, b, c, and d) provide about the lynx population? Answer: (4 marks) b. What flaws do you see modelling this data using y = a cos [b(x - c)] + d? Lynx and Hare Population Change 100 80 60 LAMA 40 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Time (years) prey predator xxxx Time Answer: (2 marks) population of snowshoe hare (thousands) population of lynx (hundreds)