document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204947>Question 1204947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is 76°F at the 5,500-foot level of a mountain and 41°F at the 9,000-foot level of the mountain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the elevation as the e-value. For example, at the elevation 7000 feet, use e=7000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Write an equation to find the temperature (T) at an elevation (e) on the mountain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Round decimals to 4 places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Using your equation from part (a), predict the temperature at an elevation of 16,200 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The altitude change is 3500 feet and the temperature change is -35 degs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---> -1 deg/100 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the elevation as the e-value. For example, at the elevation 7000 feet, use e=7000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Write an equation to find the temperature (T) at an elevation (e) on the mountain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Round decimals to 4 places.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T+=+76+-+%28e-3500%29%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T+=+76+-+%28e-3500%29%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > degs F<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Using your equation from part (a), predict the temperature at an elevation of 16,200 feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = -51 degs F<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This assumes the relation between altitude and temp is linear, but it is not. </SPAN>\n" );
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