Digital medical thermometers determine temperature by measuring the resistance of a semiconductor device called a thermistor (which has α = −0.06/°C ) when it is at the same temperature as the patient. What is a patient’s temperature if the thermistor’s resistance at that temperature is 82.0% of its value at 37 °C (normal body temperature)?

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Digital medical thermometers determine temperature by measuring the resistance of a semiconductor device called a thermistor (which has α = −0.06/°C ) when it is at the same temperature as the patient. What is a patient’s temperature if the thermistor’s resistance at that temperature is 82.0% of its value at 37 °C (normal body temperature)?

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