In a study of frost penetration it was found that the temperature T at time t (measured in days) at a depth x (measured in feet) can be modeled by the function
where
(a) Find
(b) Find
(c) Show that T satisfies the heat equation
(d) If
(e) What is the physical significance of the term
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