Some scientists believe that the average surface temperature of the world has been rising steadily. They have modeled the temperature by the linear function T=0.02t + 8.45, where T is temperature in C and t represents years since 1900.

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Missing Part:

What do the slope and T-intercept represent?

Answer:

The slope is 0.02 and the t intercept is 8.45

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]T=0.02t + 8.45[/tex]

Required

Determine the slope and the t-intercept

The general form of a function is;

[tex]T = mt + b[/tex]

Where m represents the slope and b, the intercept;

By comparing [tex]T = mt + b[/tex] directly to [tex]T=0.02t + 8.45[/tex]

[tex]m = 0.02[/tex]

[tex]b = 8.45[/tex]

Hence;

The slope is 0.02 and the t intercept is 8.45

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