Question: It is common knowledge that the temperature of air rises as it is compressed. An inventor thought about using this high-temperature air to heat buildings.

It is common knowledge that the temperature of air rises as it is compressed. An inventor thought about using this high-temperature air to heat buildings. He used a compressor driven by an electric motor. The inventor claims that the compressed hot-air system is 25 percent more efficient than a resistance heating system that provides an equivalent amount of heating. Is this claim valid, or is this just another perpetual motion machine? Explain.

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