Question

The formula to convert degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius is: 'C = (5/9) ('F -32). The formula to convert degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit is: 'F = 1.8 ('C) + 32. Using any of these formulas, determine, for what temperature the value of it in degrees Celsius is represented by the same number as its value in degrees Fahrenheit. Show your work. HINT: use either of those two equations, use x for 'C and use x for 'F, and solve it for x. The solution will be the answer to the problem (because the temperature is the same, and its numerical value in degrees Celsius in this case is the same as its number value in degrees Fahrenheit). *

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

5/9 × (x - 32) = 1.8 × x + 32 = 9/5 × x + 32

5×(x - 32) = 9×9/5 × x + 32×9

5×5×(x - 32) = 9×9×x + 32×9×5

25x - 32×25 = 81x + 32×45

32×(-25 - 45) = 56x

4×(-70) = 7x

x = 4×(-10) = -40

-40° is the same temperature in Celsius and in Fahrenheit.