Temperature in oven related rate

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The discussion centers on solving for the constants 'a' and 'b' in the temperature model T(t) = 210 - ae^{-bt} for a turkey cooking in an oven at 210°C. At 30 minutes, the turkey's temperature is 135°C and is increasing at a rate of 1.8°C/min. The user is advised to set T(30) = 135 to find 'a' and then use the rate of change dT/dt = 1.8°C/min to derive 'b'. Both 'a' and 'b' are confirmed as constants in the equation.

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Homework Statement


A turkey is put in an oven maintained at a constant temperature of 210^{\circ}C. At time t=30 minutes, the turkey is 135^{\circ}C and is increasing at a rate of 1.8^{\circ}C/minute. The model for the turkey's temperature is

T(t) = 210 - ae^{-bt}

Find the values of a and b.

Homework Equations



T(t) = 210 - ae^{-bt}

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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is increasing at a rate of 1.8LaTeX Code: ^{\\circ} C/minute

so dT/dt = 1.8 C/min at t= 30 mins

Yes, a and b are constants. There's only one input: "t".
 

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