Poultry should be cooked to a temperature of 75∘C. A chicken is removed from the oven and left to rest in a room that is at a constant temperature of 22∘C. The temperature of the chicken t hours after it is removed from the oven is given by the exponential function:T(t)=22+53(0.74)tWhat is the approximate temperature of the chicken after 2 hours?Choose 1 answer:(A) 22∘C(B) 51∘C(C) 74∘C(D) 75∘C
Q. Poultry should be cooked to a temperature of 75∘C. A chicken is removed from the oven and left to rest in a room that is at a constant temperature of 22∘C. The temperature of the chicken t hours after it is removed from the oven is given by the exponential function:T(t)=22+53(0.74)tWhat is the approximate temperature of the chicken after 2 hours?Choose 1 answer:(A) 22∘C(B) 51∘C(C) 74∘C(D) 75∘C
Identify function and value: Identify the given function and the value to be substituted.The temperature function is given by T(t)=22+53(0.74)t. We need to find the temperature after 2 hours, so we will substitute t=2 into the function.
Substitute value into function: Substitute t=2 into the function to find T(2).T(2)=22+53(0.74)2
Calculate exponent: Calculate the value of (0.74)2.(0.74)2=0.5476 (rounded to four decimal places for precision)
Multiply by constant: Multiply 53 by 0.5476.53×0.5476=29.0228
Add to initial value: Add 22 to the result from Step 4 to find T(2). T(2)=22+29.0228T(2)=51.0228
Round to nearest whole number: Round the result to the nearest whole number to match the answer choices.T(2)≈51∘C
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