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Homework Statement
A turkey is put in an oven maintained at a constant temperature of 210[tex]^{\circ}[/tex]C. At time t=30 minutes, the turkey is 135[tex]^{\circ}[/tex]C and is increasing at a rate of 1.8[tex]^{\circ}[/tex]C/minute. The model for the turkey's temperature is
[tex]T(t) = 210 - ae^{-bt}[/tex]
Find the values of a and b.
Homework Equations
[tex]T(t) = 210 - ae^{-bt}[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not really sure where to begin here. I could set 135deg on the left side, let t=30, and then solve for b in terms of a. Would I then use implicit differentiation to solve for a? Aren't a and b constants? Any help is much appreciated.
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