The temperature at which water starts to boil is called its boiling point and is linearly related

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The temperature at which water starts to boil is called its boiling point and is linearly related to the altitude. Water boils at 212°F at sea level and at 193.6°F at an altitude of 10,000 feet.

(A) Find a relationship of the form T = mx + b where T is degrees Fahrenheit and x is altitude in thousands of feet.

(B) Find the boiling point at an altitude of 3,500 feet.

(C) Find the altitude if the boiling point is 200°F.

(D) Graph T and illustrate the answers to (B) and (C) on the graph.

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Finite Mathematics For Business Economics Life Sciences And Social Sciences

ISBN: 9780134862620

14th Edition

Authors: Raymond Barnett, Michael Ziegler, Karl Byleen, Christopher Stocker

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