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To convert temperatures from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit, you can use the function F(x) = 9/5x + 32 where x is the temperature in degrees Celsius. To convert temperatures from degrees Kelvin to degrees Celsius, you can use the function C(x) = x - 273.15, where x is the temperature in degrees Kelvin. Find the composite function that can be used to convert temperatures from degrees Kelvin to degrees Fahrenheit.

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Let's make x=Kelvin, y=Celsius, and z=Fahrenheit. Since x-273.15=y and 9/5(y) +32=z, we can substitute in x-273.15 for y, getting (9/5)(x-273.15)+32=z
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Answer:
F(C(x))=(9)/(5)x-459.67\text{, where x is the temperature in degrees Kelvin. }

Explanation:

Given: To convert temperatures from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit, you can use the function
F(x)=(9)/(5)x+32 where x is the temperature in degrees Celsius.

To convert temperatures from degrees Kelvin to degrees Celsius, you can use the function
C(x) = x - 273.15, where x is the temperature in degrees Kelvin.

The composite function that can be used to convert temperatures from degrees Kelvin to degrees Fahrenheit is given by :-


F\circ C(x)=F(C(x))\text{, where x is the temperature in degrees Kelvin. }\\\\=F( x - 273.15)\\\\=(9)/(5)( x - 273.15)+32\\\\=(9)/(5)x-(9)/(5)(273.15)+32\\\\=(9)/(5)x- 491.67+32\\\\\Rightarrow F(C(x))=(9)/(5)x-459.67\text{, where x is the temperature in degrees Kelvin. }

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