A roast is removed from the freezer of a refrigerator and left on the counter to defrost.

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A roast is removed from the freezer of a refrigerator and left on the counter to defrost. The temperature of the roast was  −4°C when it was removed from the freezer and t hours later, was increasing at the rate of


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a. Find a formula for the temperature of the roast after t hours.


b. What is the temperature after 2 hours?


c. Assume the roast is defrosted when its temperature reaches 10°C. How long does it take for the roast to defrost?

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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