Water boils at 212 F at sea level and at 200 F at an elevation of 6000

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Water boils at 212° F at sea level and at 200° F at an elevation of 6000 ft. Assume that the boiling point B varies linearly with altitude a. Find the function B = f(a) that describes the dependence. Comment on whether a linear function is a realistic model.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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