Question

The ground temperature at airport is 12 degrees. The temperature decreases by 5.2 degrees for every mile above ground. What would be temperature outside plane located at 3 miles above the airport

Answer 1

Answer:

The outside plane located at 3 miles above the airport is of -3.6 degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ground temperature at airport is 12 degrees. The temperature decreases by 5.2 degrees for every mile above ground.

This means that the temperature in n miles above ground is given by:

$T(n) = 12 - 5.2n$

What would be temperature outside plane located at 3 miles above the airport

This is T(3). So

$T(3) = 12 - 5.2*3 = 12 - 15.6 = -3.6$

The outside plane located at 3 miles above the airport is of -3.6 degrees.