document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62940>Question 62940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> fahrenheit=9/5 celsius+32 (a) identify and (b) interpret the meaning of both the slope and the y-intercept. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to wirte this is: F=(9/5)C+32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope intercept form of a line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, m=slope, and b=y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) For your equation: slope, m=9/5 and y-intercept is b=32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) the slope means that each degree fahrenheit is 9/5 a degree celsius.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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