College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.8 - Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton's Law: Logistic Growth and Decay Models - 6.8 Assess Your Understanding - Page 487: 16

Answer

$U(30)=45.52$ degrees F the temperature will be after $30$ minutes $t=28.8$ minutes will it take to reach $45$ degrees F

Work Step by Step

$U(t)=T+(U_0-T)e^{kt},$ $T=70, U_0=28,$ $U(10)=70+(28-70)e^{-10k}=35,$ $70-42e^{-10k}=35,$ $42e^{-10k}=35,$ $e^{-10k}=0.833,$ $-10k=\ln{0.833},$ $k=-0.018,$ -$U(30)=70-42e^{-0.54},$ $=45.52$ degrees F the temperature will be after $30$ minutes -$U(t)=70+(28-70)e^{-0.018t}=45,$ $-42e^{-0.018t}=-25,$ $e^{-0.018t}=0.5952,$ $-0.018t=\ln{0.5952},$ $t=28.8$ minutes will it take to reach $45$ degrees F
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