A cup of tea is prepared in a preheated cup with hot water so that the temperature of both the cup and the brewing tea is initially 190''F .The cup is then left cool in a room kept at a constant 72^(@)F .Two minutes later the temperature of the tea is 150^(@)F .determine (a) the temperature of the tea after 5 minutes ( b ) the time required for the tea to reach 100^(@)F

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A cup of tea is prepared in a preheated cup with hot water so that the temperature of both the cup and the brewing tea is initially 190''F .The cup is then left cool in a room kept at a constant 72^(@)F .Two minutes later the temperature of the tea is 150^(@)F .determine (a) the temperature of the tea after 5 minutes ( b ) the time required for the tea to reach 100^(@)F ..
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