Question

The equation `F=\frac{9}{5}C+32` relates temperature measured in degrees Celsius, `C`, to degrees Fahrenheit, `F`. Determine whether there is a proportional relationship between `C` and `F`. Explain or show your reas

Answer 1

No, a Celsius temperature is not proportional to its equivalent Fahrenheit temperature.

Explanation:

The formula is

F=(9/5) C+ 32

F increases as C increases and F decreases as C decreases, but the relation is not a direct proportionality.

In mathematics, a direct proportion has the form

y=mx

where m is a constant.

If the formula had been F=(9/5) C, it would have been a direct proportion.

However, the addition of the + 32 term makes the formula no longer a direct proportion