C4 January 2013 Q8

EdexcelOld spec9 marksIntegrationLogs & Exponentials

8. A bottle of water is put into a refrigerator. The temperature inside the refrigerator remains constant at \(3\,{}^\circ\text{C}\) and \(t\) minutes after the bottle is placed in the refrigerator the temperature of the water in the bottle is \(\theta\,{}^\circ\text{C}\).

The rate of change of the temperature of the water in the bottle is modelled by the differential equation,\[\frac{\mathrm{d}\theta}{\mathrm{d}t} = \frac{(3 - \theta)}{125}\]

(a) By solving the differential equation, show that,\[\theta = A\mathrm{e}^{-0.008t} + 3\]where \(A\) is a constant. (4)

Given that the temperature of the water in the bottle when it was put in the refrigerator was \(16\,{}^\circ\text{C}\),

(b) find the time taken for the temperature of the water in the bottle to fall to \(10\,{}^\circ\text{C}\), giving your answer to the nearest minute. (5)