SOLUTION: A steel forging is 800° C above room temperature. If it cools exponentially at the rate of 1.55% per minute, how much will its temperature drop in 1 h? Find the final temperatur

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Question 1071459: A steel forging is 800° C above room temperature. If it cools exponentially at the rate of 1.55% per minute, how much will its temperature drop in 1 h?
Find the final temperature. Round to the nearest integer.


Answer by ikleyn(52914) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The problem formulation is INCORRECT.

It does not define the BASE temperature (of the environment ?) for cooling.

Therefore, it is not defined: 1.55% of what ? Of WHAT ?