The average temperature of the planet is expected to rise at an average rate of 0.04 degrees Celsius per year due to global warming. The average temperature in the year 2000 was 14.71 degrees Celsius. The average
Celsius temperature, C, is given by C = 14.71+0.04x, where x represents the number of years since 2000.
(a) What will be the average temperature in the
(b) Algebraically determine the number of
year 2100?
years, x, it will take for the temperature, C,
to reach 20 degrees Celsius. Round to the
nearest year.