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It's a real life lab situation. The insulator is a foam so it isn't perfect but is still pretty good.

Homework Statement I have plate of glass pressed between a hot plate on top and a insulating surface below. The idea is to be able to predict the temperature of the glass plate and the thermal gradient through the plate as well at any time. I know the hot plate is at 400 deg F, that it is an...