Which will have a higher temperature?

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The discussion centers on the thermal properties of wood and copper when heated to a steady state. Both materials were subjected to identical dimensions and initial temperatures. The analysis utilized Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction and General Energy Equations (GEE), concluding that the average temperature at specific points for both materials remains equal under the given conditions.

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Wood and Copper are heated upto a steady state condition which will have a higher average of temperature at points ?
Please state your mathematical approach
1. Homework Statement
Dimensions remain same for both the materials as well as the temperatures both are heated to is the same

Homework Equations


This is one dimensional heat transfer mainly with a steady state condition

The Attempt at a Solution


I have tried using Thermal Flux Fourier law as well as the normal GEE but both turned out same
 
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Turned out same as in the average of the temperature at points was equal
 

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