A 20-kW electric heater is used to heat up a house with size measured 6 m x 8 m x 10 m. The house is equipped with a 500-W TV set, a 25-W light bulb, and a 250-W workstation. Heat is losing through windows at a rate of 500 kJ/min. On a cold winter day, the temperature dropped to 10°C, owner switched on the TV, workstation and heater. Determine the time needed to increase the indoor temperature to 25°C.

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A 20-kW electric heater is used to heat up a house with size measured 6 m x 8 m x 10 m. The house is equipped with a 500-W TV set, a 25-W light bulb, and a 250-W workstation. Heat is losing through windows at a rate of 500 kJ/min. On a cold winter day, the temperature dropped to 10°C, owner switched on the TV, workstation and heater. Determine the time needed to increase the indoor temperature to 25°C.

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