An ordinary body cools from ' $4 \theta$ ' to ' $3 \theta$ ' in ' t ' minutes. The temperature of that body…

An ordinary body cools from ' $4 \theta$ ' to ' $3 \theta$ ' in ' t ' minutes. The temperature of that body after next 't' minutes is (Assume Newton's law of cooling and room temperature is $\theta$ )
  1. $\frac{9 \theta}{4}$
  2. $\frac{2 \theta}{5}$
  3. $\frac{5 \theta}{3}$
  4. $\frac{7 \theta}{3}$

Solution

According to Newton's law of cooling, $\frac{\theta_1-\theta_2}{\mathrm{t}}=K\left[\frac{\theta_1+\theta_2}{2}-\theta_0\right]$ where, $\theta_0=$ temperature of surrounding $\begin{aligned} \therefore \quad & \frac{4 \theta-3 \theta}{t}=K\left[\frac{4 \theta+3 \theta}{2}-\theta\right] \\ & \frac{\theta}{t}=K \times \frac{5 \theta}{2}...(i) \\ & K=\frac{2}{5 t} \end{aligned}$ After another t min, let the temperature be x. $\begin{array}{ll} \therefore & \frac{3 \theta-x}{t}=\frac{2}{5 t}\left[\frac{3 \theta+x}{2}-\theta\right] \ldots[\text { using (i) }] \\ \therefore & 3 \theta-x=\frac{3 \theta+x-2 \theta}{5} \\ \therefore & 15 \theta-5 x=x+\theta \\ \therefore & 6 x=14 \theta \\ \therefore & x=\frac{7 \theta}{3} \end{array}$

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