Question: A Carnot engine whose hot - reservoir temperature is 4 3 0 C has a thermal efficiency of 4 2 % . Part A By

A Carnot engine whose hot-reservoir temperature is 430C has a thermal efficiency of 42%.
Part A
By how many degrees should the temperature of the cold reservoir be decreased to raise the engine's efficiency to 60%?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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Tcold=126.54
126.54
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