Maurissa M.

asked • 07/01/22

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if a Cup of coffee has temperature 97°C in a room where the ambient air temperature is 24°C, then, according to newton’s law of cooling, The temperature of the coffee after T minutes is T(t)=24+73e^-t/50. What is the average temperature of the coffee during the first 10 minutes? Average Temp = ? °C

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David O.

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There is actually supposed to be a negative sign in the exponent, which will change answer some. (I wondered at first why the answer was warmer than the starting temp of the coffee and then I realized that's why.) But otherwise, it's good.
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07/08/22

Lisa J.

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Thanks so much - I fixed the answer ;)
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07/08/22

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