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You place a cup of 200oF coffee on a table in a room that is 67oF, and 10 minutes later, it is 195oF. Approximately how long will it be before the coffee is 180oF? Use Newton's law of cooling:

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The answer is 43 minutes APEXX

Answer:

After 50.4 min.

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's law of cooling-

\(T(t)=t_a+(t_0-t_a)e^{-kt}\)

where,

\(t_0\) = the initial temp. = 200° F

k = 0.1947,

\(T(t)\) = 180° F

\(t_a\) = 67° F

Putting the values,

\(\Rightarrow 180=67+(200-67)e^{-0.1947\cdot t}\)

\(\Rightarrow 180-67=(200-67)e^{-0.1947\cdot t}\)

\(\Rightarrow (200-67)e^{-0.1947\cdot t}=180-67\)

\(\Rightarrow 133e^{-0.1947\cdot t}=113\)

\(\Rightarrow e^{-0.1947\cdot t}=\dfrac{113}{133}\)

\(\Rightarrow \ln e^{-0.1947\cdot t}=\ln \dfrac{113}{133}\)

\(\Rightarrow -0.1947\cdot t=\ln \dfrac{113}{133}\)

\(\Rightarrow t=\dfrac{\ln \dfrac{113}{133}}{-0.1947}=0.84\ h=50.4\ min\)