9. The time gap between lightning and thunder occurs because the sound travels more slowly than light. This table gives the speed of sound in air at various temperatures. Temperature (°C) 0 10 20 30 Velocity (m/s) 332 338 344 350 a) Create a scatter plot for the data. b) Determine the equation of the line of best fit. c) What does the rate of change represent in this context? d) Predict the speed of the sound at these temperatures using the graph. i) 15 ii) 50 c) Use your equation for the line of best fit to calculate the speed of sound at -3°C. x

9. The time gap between lightning and thunder occurs because the sound travels more slowly than light. This table gives the speed of sound in air at various temperatures. Temperature (°C) 0 10 20 30 Velocity (m/s) 332 338 344 350 a) Create a scatter plot for the data. b) Determine the equation of the line of best fit. c) What does the rate of change represent in this context? d) Predict the speed of the sound at these temperatures using the graph. i) 15 ii) 50 c) Use your equation for the line of best fit to calculate the speed of sound at -3°C. x

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

ChapterP: Preliminary Concepts

SectionP.CT: Test

Problem 1CT

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