A BODY IS DISCOVERED IN A HOTEL ROOM. AT 7:00 AM A POLICE DETECTIVE FOUND THE BODY'S TEMPERATURE TO BE 85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AT 8:30 AM A MEDICAL EXAMINER MEASURES THE BODY'S TEAM TO BE 82F. ASSUMING THE ROOM IN WHICH THE BODY WAS FOUND HAD A CONSTANT TEMP OF 74F, HOW LONG HAS THE VICTIM BEEN DEAD? (NORMAL BODY TEMP IS 98.6F)
THE ANSWER IS 3.8 HOURS AFTER 7AM
THIS IS A AN EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION
I BELIEVE IT IS EXPONENTIAL DECAY F(X)=Ce^(-K)(X)
X=TIME K=RATE C=INITIAL TEMT AT T=0....?(NOT SO SURE)
I HAVE TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE WAY I COULD THINK OF TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BUT I CAN'T GET THE CORRECT ANSWER.
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU.
THE ANSWER IS 3.8 HOURS AFTER 7AM
THIS IS A AN EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION
I BELIEVE IT IS EXPONENTIAL DECAY F(X)=Ce^(-K)(X)
X=TIME K=RATE C=INITIAL TEMT AT T=0....?(NOT SO SURE)
I HAVE TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE WAY I COULD THINK OF TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BUT I CAN'T GET THE CORRECT ANSWER.
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU.