Scientists are studying the temperature on a distant planet. They find that the surface temperature at one location is 30 degrees Celsius. They also find that the temperature decreases by 3 degrees Celsius for each kilometer you go up from the surface.

Let T represent the temperature (in Celsius), and let H be the height above the surface (in kilometers). Write an equation relating T to H, and then graph your equation using the axes below.

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Leonidas Werner

Mathematics

13 November, 12:04

Scientists are studying the temperature on a distant planet. They find that the surface temperature at one location is 30 degrees Celsius. They also find that the temperature decreases by 3 degrees Celsius for each kilometer you go up from the surface.

Let T represent the temperature (in Celsius), and let H be the height above the surface (in kilometers). Write an equation relating T to H, and then graph your equation using the axes below.

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Albert Macias · Answer 1

If the temperature drops by 3 degrees for every kilometer then that would be your slope, - 3. Since 30 is the temperature at the surface then let that be your y-intercept. A line is y=mx+b, let m=-3, x=H, y=T, and b=30. So the equation would be T = - 3H+30