Amy is backpacking with her friends. At the base of a hill, they find the temperature to be 23.7°C. As they reach the summit sit

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Amy is backpacking with her friends. At the base of a hill, they find the temperature to be 23.7°C. As they reach the summit sit

uated at a height of one kilometer, they notice that the temperature has dipped to 17.2°C.
If h represents the height and T represents the temperature, which of the following equations can be used to model this situation?

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Sunny_sXe [5.5K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-15T22:20:30+03:00

Sunny_sXe [5.5K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate of change of temperature with increasing height above the base of the hill is

17.2°C - 23.7°C

------------------------- = -6.5°/km

1 km