Prove that (K)^(-1) = (C degree)^(-1)

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Homework Statement


The lesson is about thermal expansion:
Prove:
[tex]K^{-1} = (C^{\circ})^{-1}[/tex]



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I don't know how to do this problem... but Celsius degree results from a change in temperature which can be converted to kelvin...
so C^(degrees) = K
 
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If you are talking just about the two temperature scales (Kelvin and Celsius), then there is a simple relation between them, and what you have shown is not it.
 
given 10 degrees as the final temp. and 5 degrees as the initial temp.
both C degrees and K have the formula Tf - Ti;
1/(K) = 1/(C degrees)
1/(tf - ti) = 1/(tf - ti)
1/5 = 1/5