document.write( "Question 1139500: A pot of boiling soup with an internal temperature of 100° Fahrenheit was taken off the stove to cool in a 67°F room. After fifteen minutes, the internal temperature of the soup was 95°F. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The solution by @Theo is wrong, since he uses a linear function for the temperature decrease in time.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "while this function must be shifted exponent, according to the Newton's cooling law.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but for the person, who is not able to distinct Fahrenheit and Celsius degrees I don't want even show the link to this lesson.\r
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