Question: 1. A dead body was found within a closed room of a house where the temperature was a constant 73 F. At the time of

 1. A dead body was found within a closed room of

1. A dead body was found within a closed room of a house where the temperature was a constant 73 F. At the time of discovery the core temperature of the body was determined to be 87 F. One hour later a second measurement showed that the core temperature of the body was 81 F. Assume that the time of death corresponds to t = 0 and that the core temperature at the time was 98.6 F. Determine how many hours elapsed before the body was found. [Hintz Let t] > 0 denote the time that the body was discovered.]

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