Question

The lowest recorded temperature in North America was-81°F in the Yukon Territory of Canada, and the highest recorded temperature was 134°F in Death Valley, California. Part A: Write a numerical expression that can be used to determine the difference between these two temperatures. Part B: Compute the difference between the two temperatures. The difference between the two temperatures is

Answer 1

Let,

`T_H`

be highest recorded temperature and

`T_L`

be lowest recorded temperature.

Determine the numerical expression for the difference of temperature.

`T=T_H-T_L`

Substitute -81 degree fahrenheit for T_L and 134 degree fahrenheit for T_H in the expression to obtain the difference of temperature.

`\begin{gathered} T=134^(\circ)-(-81^(\circ)) \\ =134^(\circ)+81^(\circ) \\ =215^(\circ) \end{gathered}`

So difference between the temperature is 215 degree fahrenheit.