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Suppose h equals f of t is the temperature in degrees celsius of a cup of coffee 10 minutes since it was put on the counter.
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Now for the first part of this problem, we want to find the sign of f prime of t.
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Now let's think of a cup of coffee being put on the counter.
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Now, this cup of coffee will be hot for sure, so then its temperature will be high given that it's hot.
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However, as time goes, it will have to balance its temperature to the outside temperature.
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And because the temperature of the surrounding isn't as hot as the coffee, then the value of h will decrease as it gets colder from its original temperature.
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And because h is decreasing, this tells us that the derivative is, negative.
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And so we can say that f prime of t is negative.
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For the units of f prime of 25, we think of the derivative as the change in f over the change in t.
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And since f is in degrees celsius and t is in minutes, then we have units for f prime of 25 to be degrees celsius over time t in minutes.
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Now for part c, we suppose that the absolute value of f prime of 25 equals 1 .6 and f of 25 equals 71...