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An inventor tries to sell you his new heat engine that takes in 40 J40 \mathrm {~J} of heat at 87C87 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C } on each cycle, expels 30 J30 \mathrm {~J} at 27C27 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C } , and does 10 J10 \mathrm {~J} of work. Would it be wise to invest in this engine? Back up your conclusion with numerical calculations.


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