Physicists know that if each edge of a thin conducting plate is kept at a constant temperature, then the temperature at the interior points is the mean (average) of the four surrounding points equidistant from the interior points. Use this principle in Exercises 69 to find the temperature at points
Hint: set up four linear equations to represent the temperature at points
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 6 Solutions
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
- Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition...AlgebraISBN:9780547587776Author:HOLT MCDOUGALPublisher:HOLT MCDOUGALAlgebra: Structure And Method, Book 1AlgebraISBN:9780395977224Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. ColePublisher:McDougal LittellGlencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897...AlgebraISBN:9780079039897Author:CarterPublisher:McGraw Hill
- Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:Cengage