Newton's Law of Cooling States That the Rate of Cooling $160 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$

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Short Answer

Newton's Law of Cooling states that the rate of cooling of an object is proportional to the temperature difference between the object and its surroundings. Suppose that a roast turkey is taken from an oven when its temperature has reached $160 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ and is placed on a table in a room where the temperature is $60 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ . If $u ( t )$ is the temperature of the turkey after $t$ minutes, then Newton's Law of Cooling implies that
$$\frac { d u } { d t } = k ( u - 60 )$$
This could be solved as a separable differential equation. Another method is to make the change of variable $y = u - 60$ . If the temperature of the turkey is $150 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ after half an hour, what is the temperature after $35 \mathrm {~min}$ ?

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