a mercury thermometer records a temperature of 8 degrees fahrenheit at 10 a.m. if the temperature drops by 3 degrees fahrenheit every hour what will be the temperature by 2 p.m. of the same day

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MrRoyal MrRoyal · Answer 1 · 2020-10-25T06:53:35+01:00

Answer:

-4 Degrees Fahrenheit

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]Initial\ Temperature = 8[/tex] ---- at 10am

[tex]Difference = -3[/tex]

Required

Determine the final temperature at 2pm

First, we need to determine the hour from 10am to 2pm (Both inclusive)

[tex]Interval = 2pm - 10am + 1hr[/tex]

[tex]Interval = 4hr + 1hr[/tex]

[tex]Interval = 5hr[/tex]

To solve further, we make use of the following Arithmetic Progression formula:

[tex]T_n = a + (n - 1)d[/tex]

Where

[tex]a = 8[/tex] --- Initial

[tex]d = -3[/tex] --- difference

[tex]n = 5[/tex] -- 5th term

[tex]T_n[/tex] --- Final temperature at 2pm

So: we have:

[tex]T_n = 8 + (5 - 1) * -3[/tex]

[tex]T_n = 8 + (4) * -3[/tex]

[tex]T_n = 8 + 4 * -3[/tex]

[tex]T_n = 8 -12[/tex]

[tex]T_n = -4[/tex]

Hence:

The temperature is -4 Degrees Fahrenheit