Problem 1.1 (Schroeder’s Intro to Thermal Physics)

Problem 1.1

The Fahrenheit temperature scale is defined so that ice melts at
32^o \text{F} and water boils at 212^o \text{F.}
(a) Derive the formulas for converting from Fahrenheit to Celsius and back.
(b) What is absolute zero on the Fahrenheit scale?

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