The Mach 5 racer driven by Speed Racer has an engine that pulls 14250J of heat energy from a high temperature reservoir held at 1069°C to do 2985J of usable work. a) What is the efficiency of the Mach 5’s engine? b) If the ideal efficiency of the heat engine is 0.675, what is the temperature of the low temperature reservoir in degrees Kelvin?

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The Mach 5 racer driven by Speed Racer has an engine that pulls 14250J of heat energy from a high temperature reservoir held at 1069°C to do 2985J of usable work. a) What is the efficiency of the Mach 5’s engine? b) If the ideal efficiency of the heat engine is 0.675, what is the temperature of the low temperature reservoir in degrees Kelvin?
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