SOLUTION: fahrenheit=9/5 celsius+32 (a) identify and (b) interpret the meaning of both the slope and the y-intercept.

Question 62940: fahrenheit=9/5 celsius+32 (a) identify and (b) interpret the meaning of both the slope and the y-intercept.
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Answer by 303795(602) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope is 9/5 (or 1.8). This means that a Fahrenheit degree change is equivalent to a Celsius change of 1.8 degrees.
The y intercept is 32. This is the melting point of water on the Fahrenheit scale. The melting point of water on the Celsius scale is 0 degrees.
fahrenheit=9/5 celsius+32

This formula is incorrect as a Celsius degree is larger than a Fahrenheit degree. The formula should be
fahrenheit=5/9 celsius+32
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
fahrenheit=9/5 celsius+32 (a) identify and (b) interpret the meaning of both the slope and the y-intercept.
Another way to wirte this is: F=(9/5)C+32
The slope intercept form of a line is , m=slope, and b=y-intercept.
(a) For your equation: slope, m=9/5 and y-intercept is b=32
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(b) the slope means that each degree fahrenheit is 9/5 a degree celsius.
The y-intercept is the starting point for measurement, in this case, it's the freezing point of water, for celsius the freezing point is 0, however, for fahrenheit it is 32 degrees.
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