A body of unknown tem perature was placed in a room that was held at 30° F. After 10 minutes , the body's temperature was F, and 20 minutes after the body was placed in the room the body's temperature 15 F. Use Newton's law of cooling to estimate the body's initial temperature. (ans.:-30 F)

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1. A body of unknown temperature was placed in a room that was held at
30° F. After 10 minutes, the body's temperature was 0F, and 20
minutes after the body was placed in the room the body's temperature
15° F. Use Newton's law of cooling to estimate the body's initial
temperature.
(ans.:-30° F)
Transcribed Image Text:Problems - 2 1. A body of unknown temperature was placed in a room that was held at 30° F. After 10 minutes, the body's temperature was 0F, and 20 minutes after the body was placed in the room the body's temperature 15° F. Use Newton's law of cooling to estimate the body's initial temperature. (ans.:-30° F)
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