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document.write( "A forensic specialist took the temperature of a victim's body lying in a street at 2:10 a.m. and found it to be 85.7'F. At 2:40 a.m., the temperature of the body was 84.8'F. When was the murder committed if the air temperature during the night was 55'F? [Remember, normal body temperature is 98.6'F.]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HELP! Please and Thank You </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #267666 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=267666\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A forensic specialist took the temperature of a victim's body lying in a street<BR>\n" );
document.write( " at 2:10 a.m. and found it to be 85.7'F.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " At 2:40 a.m., the temperature of the body was 84.8'F.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " When was the murder committed if the air temperature during the night was 55'F?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " [Remember, normal body temperature is 98.6'F.] <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the body temp loss rate in 30 min, convert to degrees/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85.7 - 84.8 = .9 * 2 = 1.8 degrees/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = no. of hrs from 98.6 (temp at death) until temp = 84.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "98.6 - 1.8t = 84.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.8t = 84.8 - 98.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.8t = -13.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-13.8%29%2F%28-1.8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-13.8%29%2F%28-1.8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 7.67 hrs or 7 hr 40 min prior to 2:40 am<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would place the time at 7 pm on the previous day<BR>\n" );
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