SOLUTION: You can find an equation for the temperature in degrees Celsius for a given temperature in degrees Fahrenheit by finding the function is ______?

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Question 1150574: You can find an equation for the temperature in degrees Celsius for a given temperature in degrees Fahrenheit by finding the function is ______?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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we let y = the degrees in Celsius and x = the degrees in Fahrenheit. 

The freezing point of water in Celsius is 0°.

The freezing point of water in Fahrenheit is 32°.

So one ordered pair is (x1,y1) = (32,0).

The boiling point of water in Celsius is 100°.

The boiling point of water in Fahrenheit is 212°.

So another ordered pair is (x2,y2) = (212,100).

So we find the equation of the line through those two points (ordered pairs).

We use the slope formula:

matrix%281%2C3%2Cm%2C%22%22=%22%22%2C%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%29

where (x1,y1) = (32,0)

and where (x2,y2) = (212,100)

After you find m (which will be a fraction, which you will reduce), substitute
it into

the point-slope formula:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

where (x1,y1) = (32,0)

You finish this.

After you finish you might substitute C for y and F for x.

Edwin