Example 2
(a) "Room temperature" is often taken to be `68°F`. What is this on the Celsius scale?
(b) The temperature of the filament in a lightbulb is about 1800°C. What is this on the Fahrenheit scale?
Given:
`T(°F) = 68°F`
`T(°C) = 1800°C`
Equations:
`T(°C) = 5/9(T(°F)-32)`
`T(°F) = 9/5T(°C)+32`
a)
`T(°C) = 5/9(68-32)`
`T(°C) = 20°C`
b)
`T(°F) = 9/5T(°C)+32`
`T(°F) = 9/5(1800)+32`
`T(°F) = 3272°F`