Climate change Recent studies indicate that the average surface temperature of the earth

Chapter 1, Problem 10

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Climate change Recent studies indicate that the average surface temperature of the earth has been rising steadily. Some scientists have modeled the temperature by the linear function T 0.02t 1 8.50, where T is temperature in C and t represents years since 1900. (a) What do the slope and T-intercept represent? (b) Use the equation to predict the average global surface temperature in 2100.

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