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Question: The exhaust temperature of a Carnot heat engine is 350 degree C. What is the intake temperature if the efficiency is 25.0 percent?

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This solution provides an easy to interpret and descriptive solution to solve for this physics based problem. All of the variables which are required and the units needed, are explained to allow for a full understanding of how to achieve the answer.

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Efficiency = (Ti-Te)*100/Ti = 25
- where Ti= Intake ...

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