A wooden shelter has walls constructed of wooden planks 1.00 cm thick. If the exterior temperature is -20.0°C and the interior is 5.00°C, find the rate of energy loss through a wall that has dimensions 1.95 m by 2.30 m

A wooden shelter has walls constructed of wooden planks 1.00 cm thick. If the exterior temperature is -20.0°C and the interior is 5.00°C, find the rate of energy loss through a wall that has dimensions 1.95 m by 2.30 m

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