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Homework Statement
A thermometer reading 70o F is placed in an oven preheated to a constant temperature. Through a glass window in the over door, an observer records that the thermometer reads 110o F after 1/2 minute and 145o F after 1 minute. How hot is the oven.
Homework Equations
T(t)=(To-TR)ekt+TR
The Attempt at a Solution
Ok so I let said
TR= Oven Temperature
To=70
To(.5)=110
To(1)=145
I then set up the general equation as
T(t) = (70-TR)ekt+TR
Then using the two times and temperatures I was given I created these two equations.
145=(70-TR)ek+TR
110=(70-TR)e.5k+TR
I then moved over the TR on the end over to the left side giving me these two equations
145-TR=(70-TR)ek
110-TR=(70-TR)e.5k
Dividing the top equation by the bottom i get
(145-TR)/(110-TR)=e.5k
Taking the natural log of both sides and then dividing by .5 gets me
k= 2*ln((145-TR)/(110-TR))
To me this seems like I may have overcomplicated something or made a mistake as plugging that value of k back into the equation seems like it would make solving for TR incredibly difficult, not even sure how I would be able to solve for TR using that value for k.
So what I'm asking is if the steps I took were the right ones to do and if I should go ahead and try to solve for TR using that value for k or if there is a simpler way. Thanks in advance.
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