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Write an equation that can be used to find the atmospheric temperature T, at an altitude A.

The Table
Altitude- 0 2000 4000 6000 8000
Temp. - 88 81 74 67 60

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Answer:

T = 88 -(7/2000)A

Explanation:

The table values have a constant difference of +2000 ft and -7 degrees, so the slope of the linear equation is -7/2000 degrees per ft. The temperature is 88 at an altitude of 0, so we can write the requested equation in slope-intercept form as ...

T = 88 -(7/2000)A

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The slope-intercept form of the equation for a line is ...

y = mx + b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. In this equation, y is the dependent variable and x is the independent variable. For our temperature equation, the dependent variable is T, and the independent variable is A.

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