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    How do you show the efficiency of an engine is x?

    Homework Statement A hypothetical engine, with an ideal gas as the working substance, operates in the cycle shown in the diagram, show the efficiency of an engine is : n= 1 - 1/\gamma ((1-(P3\P1))/(1-(V3/V1))) The diagram is basically a section the bottom left quadrant of a circle with an...