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Models & Qualitative Behavior · Challenge problem

A sealed probe starts at 90∘90^\circC in a chamber whose temperature is raised steadily, M(t)=20+2tM(t) = 20 + 2t degrees at time tt minutes. The probe obeys Newton's law T′=−14(T−M(t))T' = -\dfrac14\left(T - M(t)\right). In the long run, the probe's temperature trails the chamber's by a constant amount. How many degrees is that?