A photocell measures light intensity (I), 44 W/m just before a sudden change to 70 W/m. The sensor measures reading of 52 W/m at time 4.5 seconds after the change. The photocell was installed inside automated street lighting system which can be used to sense a change of daylight to dark condition. How long (in seconds) after a sudden dark to light (off triggering mechanism) before the cell output is 70% of the final value (in order to activate the lighting system)?

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A photocell measures light intensity (I), 44 W/m just before a sudden change
to 70 W/m. The sensor measures reading of 52 W/m at time 4.5 seconds after
the change. The photocell was installed inside automated street lighting system
which can be used to sense a change of daylight to dark condition.
How long (in seconds) after a sudden dark to light (off triggering mechanism)
before the cell output is 70% of the final value (in order to activate the lighting
system)?
Transcribed Image Text:A photocell measures light intensity (I), 44 W/m just before a sudden change to 70 W/m. The sensor measures reading of 52 W/m at time 4.5 seconds after the change. The photocell was installed inside automated street lighting system which can be used to sense a change of daylight to dark condition. How long (in seconds) after a sudden dark to light (off triggering mechanism) before the cell output is 70% of the final value (in order to activate the lighting system)?
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