Question

Some scientists believe that the average surface temperature of the world has been rising steadily. They have modeled the temperature by the linear function T=0.02t + 8.45, where T is temperature in C and t represents years since 1900.

Answer 1

Missing Part:

What do the slope and T-intercept represent?

Answer:

The slope is 0.02 and the t intercept is 8.45

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$T=0.02t + 8.45$

Required

Determine the slope and the t-intercept

The general form of a function is;

$T = mt + b$

Where m represents the slope and b, the intercept;

By comparing $T = mt + b$ directly to $T=0.02t + 8.45$

$m = 0.02$

$b = 8.45$

Hence;

The slope is 0.02 and the t intercept is 8.45