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An engine does 10 J of work and exhausts 25 J of waste heat during each cycle.


what is the thermal efficiency?


I did it like this...

eff = \(\frac{work}{Qh}= \frac{10J}{15J}\) = 0.67 = 67%


But my homework said it was incorrect


So i tried it this way

eff = \(\frac{work}{Qh}= \frac{10J}{25J}\) = 0.4 = 40%


But that is also incorrect, so what am i doing wrong?