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On a particular day, the linear function defined by
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 , what is the height? Solve analytically.
(c) Explain how the answers in parts (a) and (b) can be supported graphically.
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1 of 4a.) For this part, we simply plug in the given height into the given function. We must also take note of the units, so . So now we would have:
The temperature is about .
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