(a) What is the hot reservoir temperature of a Carnot engine that has an efficiency of 42.0%...

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(a) What is the hot reservoir temperature of a Carnot engine that has an efficiency of 42.0% and a cold reservoir temperature of 27.0°C?

(b) What must the hot reservoir temperature be for a real heat engine that achieves 0.700 of the maximum efficiency, but still has an efficiency of 42.0% (and a cold reservoir at 27.0°C)?

(c) Does your answer imply practical limits to the efficiency of car gasoline engines?

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