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Question: The exhaust temperature of a carnot heat engine is 350 degrees Celsius.What is the intake temperature if the efficiency is 25%?
a) 400
b) 543
c) 558
d) 830

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This solution illustrates how to compute the intake temperature for the following physics-based problem. The necessary equation is given and the work required for solving is shown.

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