Use the techniques of College Algebra to demonstrate your answer to the following on your work-shown
document.
The water temperature in the ocean varies inversely with the depth of the water. The deeper a person dives,
the colder the water becomes. At a depth of 700 meters, the water temperature is 9° Celsius. What is the
water temperature at a depth of 200 meters?
Find the constant of proportionality k.
k=
(If needed, round answer to 2 decimal places.)
Using the k from above find the water temperature in degrees Celsius at a depth of 200 meters.
The water temperature will be
Celsius. (If needed, round answer to 2 decimal places.)