You work in a materials testing lab and your boss tells you to increase the temperature of a sample by 32.1 Celsius. The only thermometer you can find at your workbench reads in degrees Fahrenheit. If the initial temperature of the sample is 69.6 Fahrenheit, what is its temperature in degrees Fahrenheit when the desired temperature increase has been achieved?
wouldn't it be 9/5 (32.1) INCREASE?
OR 69.2+ 9/5 (32.1) ?
To solve this problem, we need to convert the temperature increase from Celsius to Fahrenheit and then add it to the initial temperature.
To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, we use the formula:
°F = (°C × 9/5) + 32
First, let's convert the temperature increase from Celsius to Fahrenheit:
Δ°F = (Δ°C × 9/5) = 32.1 × 9/5 = 57.78
Now, we add this temperature increase to the initial temperature:
Final temperature in Fahrenheit = Initial temperature + Δ°F
Final temperature in Fahrenheit = 69.6 + 57.78 = 127.38
Therefore, the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit when the desired temperature increase has been achieved is approximately 127.38°F.