On January 22 in 1943, the town of Spearfish, South Dakota, set the record for the world's fastest temperature changeAt 7:30 a.m., the temperature was -4°FBy 7:32 a.m., the temperature was 45°F.By 9:00 am the same day, the temperature was 54°F.By 9:27 a.m., the temperature was -4°F.How many degrees did the temperature change each minute from 7:30 to 7:322O 49 per minuteO 11.25 per minute24.5 per minute20.5 per minute1

Answer :

Step 1

The slope is calculated by finding the ratio of the "vertical change" to the "horizontal change" between (any) two distinct points on a line. Sometimes the ratio is expressed as a quotient ("rise over run"), giving the same number for every two distinct points on the same line.

The slope is given as;

[tex]m=\frac{rise}{\text{run}}=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]

Step 2

From 7:30 a.m to 7:32a.m the temperature change each minute will be;

[tex]\begin{gathered} y_2=45 \\ y_1=-4 \\ x_1=0 \\ x_2=2 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{45-(-4)}{2-0} \\ m=\frac{45+4}{2}=\frac{49}{2}=24.5 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, between, 7:30 a.m to 7:32a.m the temperature change each minute is 24.5 per minute

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