A forensic detective is called to the scene of a murder at 2 a.m. When she checks the temperature of the body, she finds that it is 80F. The temperature of the room in which the body is found is 65F.

If the detective uses Newton’s law of cooling, T(t) = TA + (T0 - TA))e-0.1947t, what will she say was the time of death?

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A forensic detective is called to the scene of a murder at 2 a.m. When she checks the temperature of the body, she finds that it is 80F. The temperature of the room in which the body is found is 65F.

If the detective uses Newton’s law of cooling, T(t) = TA + (T0 - TA))e-0.1947t, what will she say was the time of death?

lilg132 · Answer

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