SOLUTION: Please Help!! Air temperature drops approximately 5.5ºF for each 1,000-foot rise in altitude above Earth’s surface (up to 30,000 ft). a. Write a formula that relates temperatur

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Question 344011: Please Help!!
Air temperature drops approximately 5.5ºF for each 1,000-foot rise in altitude above Earth’s surface (up to 30,000 ft).
a. Write a formula that relates temperature t in degrees Fahrenheit at altitude h (in thousands of feet) and a ground temperature of 65ºF. State any restrictions on h.
b. Find the temperature at 11,000 ft above Earth’s surface.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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where represents height in 1000s of feet and , and where represents current ground level temperature.

For your problem

You can plug 11 into the function and solve part b yourself.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it