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- From: dueker@xenon.arc.nasa.gov (The Code Slinger)
- Subject: Re: Minimum Room Temperature for an Amiga
- Message-ID: <17DEC199208283914@xenon.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:28:00 GMT
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- In article <15DEC199210234739@xenon.arc.nasa.gov>, dueker@xenon.arc.nasa.gov (The Code Slinger) writes...
- >I had a Chemistry/Physics instructor back (way back!) in high school that
- >gave a different (and interesting) conversion:
- >
- > F = (C + 40) / 1.8 - 40
- > C = (F + 40) * 1.8 - 40
- >
- >The only diff between the two conversions is either multiplying or dividing
- >the 1.8.
- >
- >Chris
-
- Silly me! Should'a checked the formula before posting! The corrected
- formulas follow (just swapped the * and / between the two):
-
- F = (C + 40) * 1.8 - 40
- C = (F + 40) / 1.8 - 40
-
- Humble apologies.
- Chris
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