Scientists have found a relationship between the temperature and the height above a distant planet's surface. T (h), given below, is the temperature in Celsius at a height of h kilometers above the planet's surface. The relationship is as follows. T(h) 30.5-2.5h Complete the following statements. be the inverse function of T Take x to be an output of the function T Let T 1 ? (a) Which statement best describes T(x)? The reciprocal of the temperature (in degrees Celsius) at a height of x kilometers. The height above the surface (in kilometers) when the temperature is x degrees Celsius. The temperature (in degrees Celsius) at a height of x kilometers. The ratio of the temperature (in degrees Celsius) to the number of kilometers, x. 1 (x) = (b) Т -1 т (15) (c) X

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Scientists have found a relationship between the temperature and the height above a distant planet's surface. T (h), given below, is the
temperature in Celsius at a height of h kilometers above the planet's surface. The relationship is as follows.
T(h) 30.5-2.5h
Complete the following statements.
be the inverse function of T
Take x to be an output of the function T
Let T
1
?
(a) Which statement best describes T(x)?
The reciprocal of the temperature (in degrees Celsius) at a height of
x kilometers.
The height above the surface (in kilometers) when the temperature
is x degrees Celsius.
The temperature (in degrees Celsius) at a height of x kilometers.
The ratio of the temperature (in degrees Celsius) to the number of
kilometers, x.
1
(x) =
(b) Т
-1
т
(15)
(c)
X
Transcribed Image Text:Scientists have found a relationship between the temperature and the height above a distant planet's surface. T (h), given below, is the temperature in Celsius at a height of h kilometers above the planet's surface. The relationship is as follows. T(h) 30.5-2.5h Complete the following statements. be the inverse function of T Take x to be an output of the function T Let T 1 ? (a) Which statement best describes T(x)? The reciprocal of the temperature (in degrees Celsius) at a height of x kilometers. The height above the surface (in kilometers) when the temperature is x degrees Celsius. The temperature (in degrees Celsius) at a height of x kilometers. The ratio of the temperature (in degrees Celsius) to the number of kilometers, x. 1 (x) = (b) Т -1 т (15) (c) X
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