SOLUTION: In an experiment, a person’s body temperature is given by T=310-10(7/9)^n where n is the number of minutes after the start of the experiment and T is the temperature in kelvin (K

Question 1178293: In an experiment, a person’s body temperature is given by T=310-10(7/9)^n where n is the number of minutes after the start of the experiment and T is the temperature in kelvin (K). What temperature does the body approach after a long time?
a.310
b.300
c.305
d.450

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The answer is 310, option a.


The term    tends to zero, as  n approaches infinity.


By the way,  310 degrees of Kelvin is about 37 degrees of Celsius.

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