It is 76 Fahrenheit at the 6000 foot level of a mountain, and 49 Fahrenheit at the 12,000 foot level of the mountain. I’m

Answer 1

if temperature is a linear function of height, then

plot two point (6,76) and (12,49) and draw a line through them with (h,t) t=temp, h=height in thousands

it has slope = (49-76)/(12-6) = -27/6

t = (-27/6)(h-6) + 76

t = -27h/6 - 27/6 +76

t(h) = -27h/6 +72.5

where h= height in thousands of feet and t= temperature in Fahrenheit degrees