Q1 Just before midday the body of an apparent homicide vic­tim is found in a room that is kept at a constant tempera­ture of 60°F. At 2 P.M. the temperature of the body is 85°F and at 3 P.M. it is 80°F. Assume that the temperature of the body at the time of death was 98.6°F and that it has cooled in accord with Newton's law. What was the time of death?       At approximately 12:29 P.M.     At approximately 10:29 A.M.     At approximately 10:59 A.M.     At approximately 11:29 A.M.     At approximately 10:03 A.M.

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Q1 Just before midday the body of an apparent homicide vic­tim is found in a room that is kept at a constant tempera­ture of 60°F. At 2 P.M. the temperature of the body is 85°F and at 3 P.M. it is 80°F. Assume that the temperature of the body at the time of death was 98.6°F and that it has cooled in accord with Newton's law. What was the time of death?

 

   

At approximately 12:29 P.M.

   

At approximately 10:29 A.M.

   

At approximately 10:59 A.M.

   

At approximately 11:29 A.M.

   

At approximately 10:03 A.M.

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