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13.1 Exercise 12

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(a) Suppose a cold front blows into your locale and drops the temperature by 40.0 Fahrenheit degrees. How many degrees Celsius does the temperature decrease when there is a 40.0ºF\text{40} . 0 º \text{F} decrease in temperature? (b) Show that any change in temperature in Fahrenheit degrees is nine-fifths the change in Celsius degrees.

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 13.1 Temperature, exercise 12

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