A hint to get started
Model warming towards room temperature
A bottle of liquid is removed from a refrigerator into a room at constant C. Its temperature degrees Celsius after minutes increases at a rate proportional to . Initially and degree Celsius per minute. Set up and solve a differential equation to show that . Find the time to reach C, state the large- behaviour, and sketch against .
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CJC · Discussion · Question 8
The initial derivative determines the proportionality constant before separation.