document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198307>Question 198307</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The boiling point of water at sea level is 100 degrees Celsius.  The boiling point decreases 3.5 degrees for every 1 Kilometer increase in altitude.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) Determine a linear function that will give the boiling point of water as a function of altitude.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) Use this model to determine the boiling point of water at 2 Kilometers above sea level. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) Determine a linear function that will give the boiling point of water as a function of altitude.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BP = 100 - 3.5h (h in kilometers, BP in degrees C)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) Use this model to determine the boiling point of water at 2 Kilometers above sea level. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "BP = 100 - 3.5*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BP = 93º C </SPAN>\n" );
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