Among the highest and lowest natural air temperatures claimed are 136 ° F in the Libyan desert and -129 ° F in Antarctica. What are these temperatures on the Celsius scale?

This is Giancoli Answers with Mr. Dychko. You calculate temperature in degrees Celsius by going 5/9 times the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit after you take away 32. So, in the Liberian desert where the temperature is 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Take away 32 and then multiply by 5/9 and you get about 57.8 degrees Celsius. And then for the temperature in Antarctica, minus 129 degrees Fahrenheit. Takeaway 32 times 5/9 is minus 89.4 degrees Celsius.

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By 17961077 on Wed, 11/4/2020 - 8:01 AM

Dear Mr Dychko, the question is citing the Libyan desert, not the Liberian one.
Thank you.

By Mr. Dychko on Thu, 12/3/2020 - 11:06 PM

Thank you very much for noticing this. I have updated the closed captions to read "Libyan".
All the best,
Shaun

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Among the highest and lowest natural air temperatures claimed are 136∘F136 ^\circ \textrm{F}136∘F in the Libyan desert and −129∘F-129 ^\circ \textrm{F}−129∘F in Antarctica. What are these temperatures on the Celsius scale?

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Among the highest and lowest natural air temperatures claimed are $136 ^\circ \textrm{F}$ in the Libyan desert and $-129 ^\circ \textrm{F}$ in Antarctica. What are these temperatures on the Celsius scale?