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On a particular day, the linear function defined by

f(x)=3.52x+58.6f(x)=-3.52 x+58.6

approximates the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit above the surface of Earth, where x is in thousands of feet and y is the temperature. (Source: Schwartz, Richard H., Mathematics and Global Survival, Ginn Press.)

(a) When the height is 5000 feet, what is the temperature? Solve analytically.

(b) When the temperature is 15F-15^{\circ} \mathrm{F}, what is the height? Solve analytically.

(c) Explain how the answers in parts (a) and (b) can be supported graphically.

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a.) For this part, we simply plug in the given height into the given function. We must also take note of the units, so x=5x=5. So now we would have:

f(5)=3.52(5)+58.6=17.6+58.6=41F\begin{aligned} f(5)&=-3.52(5)+58.6\\ &=-17.6+58.6\\ &=41^{\circ}F \end{aligned}

The temperature is about 41F41^{\circ}F.

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