If place lies at the height of 2500 meters above the sea level and its surface temperature is 20 degree celcius,estimate the temperature of place B at the height of 1500 mast ?Justify?

Respuesta :

Answer:

Temperature of place B is approximately [tex]33.33^{o}[/tex].

Explanation:

With respect to the earth, temperature decreases with height or altitude. This implies that there is an inverse relationship between altitude/ height and temperature.

Then;

height [tex]\alpha[/tex] [tex]\frac{1}{temperatur}[/tex]

⇒ height =  [tex]\frac{k}{temperatur}[/tex]

Where k is the constant of proportionality.

When the height is 2500 m and temperature is [tex]20^{o}[/tex], then;

height =  [tex]\frac{k}{temperatur}[/tex]

2500 = [tex]\frac{k}{20}[/tex]

k = 2500 x 20

  = 50000

So that when height = 1500 m, then;

height =  [tex]\frac{k}{temperatur}[/tex]

temperature = [tex]\frac{k}{height}[/tex]

                 = [tex]\frac{50000}{1500}[/tex]

                 = [tex]33.3333^{o}[/tex]

Temperature of place B is approximately [tex]33.33^{o}[/tex].

This is justified since temperature decreases with altitude or height.