Newton’s Law of Cooling can be used in many different ways to determine the temperature of any given object after a given amount of time. The formula T(t) =A + (T₀ - A)e ^-kt, where k is a constant that depends on the matter, T₀ is temperature of the matter, A is the environment of constant temperature, and T(t) is the temperature of the object after t minutes, can be used on any object.

Further explorations of Newton’s Law of Cooling can be done with:

Glass of ice water (how long will it take to warm to room temperature)
Pizza box (how long will it keep the pizza warm)
Dead corpse (how long has the body been dead)

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