| Exam Board | OCR MEI |
| Module | C3 (Core Mathematics 3) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Differentiating Transcendental Functions |
4 The temperature \(T ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\) of a liquid at time \(t\) minutes is given by the equation
$$T = 30 + 20 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.05 t } , \quad \text { for } t \geqslant 0 .$$
Write down the initial temperature of the liquid, and find the initial rate of change of temperature.
Find the time at which the temperature is \(40 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\).