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Sep 1, 2015

Temperature is measured using a thermometer, usually in the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale .

Explanation:

The common units used to measure temperature are #color(white)(X)^0 C# or #color(white)(X)^0 F#

For eg., the boiling point of water is #100^oC# or #212^0F#

The freezing point of water is #0^oC# or #32^oF#

We often need to convert the temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit or vice versa.

To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit , we use the following formula:

#color(white)(X)^0 F = color(white)(x)^0C*(9/5) + 32#

And to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius , we use the following formula:

#color(white)(X)^0 C = (color(white)(x)^0F - 32)*(5/9) #