Question Number 227687 by mr W last updated on 14/Feb/26

Commented by fantastic2 last updated on 14/Feb/26

$${i}\:{get}\:+\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{0}} {C} \\ $$
Commented by fantastic2 last updated on 14/Feb/26

$${can}\:{you}\:{pls}\:{post}\:{some}\:{optics}\:{related} \\ $$$${questions}\left({refraction},\:{reflection}\:{in}\:\right. \\ $$$$\left.{spherical}\:{mirror}\right)? \\ $$
Commented by mr W last updated on 14/Feb/26

$${i}\:{have}\:{no}\:{such}\:{questions}. \\ $$
Commented by fantastic2 last updated on 15/Feb/26

$${ok}.{thanks} \\ $$
Answered by fantastic2 last updated on 14/Feb/26

$${say}\:{mass}\:{of}\:{water}\:{in}\:{the}\:{cup}\:{is}\:{m} \\ $$$${and}\:{temp}\:{is}\:{t}^{\mathrm{0}} {C} \\ $$$${and}\:{mass}\:{of}\:{the}\:{cold}\:{water}\:{is}\:\lambda \\ $$$${and}\:{temp}\:{is}\:\theta \\ $$$${using} \\ $$$${t}_{{final}} =\frac{{m}_{\mathrm{1}} {s}_{\mathrm{1}} {t}_{\mathrm{1}} +{m}_{\mathrm{2}} {s}_{\mathrm{2}} {t}_{\mathrm{2}} }{{m}_{\mathrm{1}} {s}_{\mathrm{1}} +{m}_{\mathrm{2}} {s}_{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$${we}\:{get} \\ $$$${temperature}\:{of}\:{cold}\:{water}\:{after}\: \\ $$$${pouring}\:{first}\:{cup}'{s}\:{water} \\ $$$${t}_{\mathrm{1}} =\frac{{mt}+\lambda\theta}{{m}+\lambda} \\ $$$$\Delta{t}_{\mathrm{1}} =\frac{{m}\left({t}−\theta\right)}{{m}+\lambda}=\mathrm{10}^{\mathrm{0}} {C}\:…{i} \\ $$$${similarly}\: \\ $$$${t}_{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{\mathrm{2}{mt}+\lambda\theta}{\lambda+\mathrm{2}{m}} \\ $$$$\Delta{t}_{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{{m}\lambda\left({t}−\theta\right)}{\left(\lambda+\mathrm{2}{m}\right)\left({m}+\lambda\right)}=\mathrm{6}\:…{ii} \\ $$$$\:{and} \\ $$$${t}_{\mathrm{3}} =\frac{\mathrm{3}{mt}+\lambda\theta}{\lambda+\mathrm{3}{m}} \\ $$$$\Delta{t}_{\mathrm{3}} =\frac{{m}\lambda\left({t}−\theta\right)}{\left(\lambda+\mathrm{3}{m}\right)\left(\lambda+\mathrm{2}{m}\right)} \\ $$$$\left({ii}\right)/\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\frac{\lambda}{\mathrm{2}{m}+\lambda}=\frac{\mathrm{6}}{\mathrm{10}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\lambda=\mathrm{3}{m} \\ $$$${putting}\:{it}\:{in}\:\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\frac{{m}\left({t}−\theta\right)}{{m}+\mathrm{3}{m}}=\frac{{t}−\theta}{\mathrm{4}}=\mathrm{10} \\ $$$$\therefore{t}−\theta=\mathrm{40}^{\mathrm{0}} {C} \\ $$$${so} \\ $$$$\Delta{t}_{\mathrm{3}} =\frac{\mathrm{3}{m}^{\mathrm{2}} ×\mathrm{40}}{\mathrm{30}{m}^{\mathrm{2}} }=\mathrm{4}^{\mathrm{0}} {C} \\ $$
Commented by mr W last updated on 14/Feb/26
Answered by mr W last updated on 14/Feb/26

$${say}\:{the}\:{mass}\:{of}\:{hot}\:{water}\:{in}\:{each}\: \\ $$$${cup}\:{is}\:{m}_{\mathrm{2}} \:{with}\:{temperature}\:{T}_{\mathrm{2}} . \\ $$$${say}\:{the}\:{mass}\:{of}\:{cold}\:{water}\:{in}\:{the} \\ $$$${container}\:{is}\:{m}_{\mathrm{1}} \:{with}\:{temperature}\:{T}_{\mathrm{1}} . \\ $$$${T}_{\mathrm{1}} <{T}_{\mathrm{2}} . \\ $$$${say}\:{if}\:{we}\:{pour}\:{hot}\:{water}\:{with}\:{mass} \\ $$$${m}\:{into}\:{cold}\:{water}\:{in}\:{container}\:{and}\: \\ $$$${their}\:{temperature}\:{becomes}\:{T},\:{then} \\ $$$${m}_{\mathrm{1}} \left({T}−{T}_{\mathrm{1}} \right)={m}\left({T}_{\mathrm{2}} −{T}\right) \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${let}\:{k}=\frac{{m}_{\mathrm{1}} }{{m}_{\mathrm{2}} },\:\:={T}_{\mathrm{2}} −{T}_{\mathrm{1}} \\ $$$${x}={rise}\:{of}\:{temperature}\:{after}\:{third}\:{pour} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${after}\:{first}\:{pour}:\:{m}={m}_{\mathrm{2}} ,\:{T}={T}_{\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{10} \\ $$$${m}_{\mathrm{1}} \left({T}_{\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{10}−{T}_{\mathrm{1}} \right)={m}_{\mathrm{2}} \left({T}_{\mathrm{2}} −{T}_{\mathrm{1}} −\mathrm{10}\right) \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{10}{k}=\:−\mathrm{10}\:\:\:…\left({i}\right) \\ $$$${after}\:{second}\:{pour}:\:{m}=\mathrm{2}{m}_{\mathrm{2}} ,\:{T}={T}_{\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{10}+\mathrm{6} \\ $$$${m}_{\mathrm{1}} \left({T}_{\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{10}+\mathrm{6}−{T}_{\mathrm{1}} \right)=\mathrm{2}{m}_{\mathrm{2}} \left({T}_{\mathrm{2}} −{T}_{\mathrm{1}} −\mathrm{10}−\mathrm{6}\right) \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\mathrm{8}{k}=\:−\mathrm{16}\:\:\:…\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$${after}\:{third}\:{pour}:\:{m}=\mathrm{3}{m}_{\mathrm{2}} ,\:{T}={T}_{\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{10}+\mathrm{6}+{x} \\ $$$${m}_{\mathrm{1}} \left({T}_{\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{10}+\mathrm{6}+{x}−{T}_{\mathrm{1}} \right)=\mathrm{3}{m}_{\mathrm{2}} \left({T}_{\mathrm{2}} −{T}_{\mathrm{1}} −\mathrm{10}−\mathrm{6}−{x}\right) \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\left(\mathrm{16}+{x}\right){k}=\mathrm{3}\left(\:−\mathrm{16}−{x}\right)\:\:\:…\left({iii}\right) \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${from}\:\left({i}\right)\:{and}\:\left({ii}\right)\:{we}\:{get} \\ $$$${k}=\mathrm{3},\:\:=\mathrm{40} \\ $$$${put}\:{this}\:{into}\:\left({iii}\right): \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{16}+{x}\right)\mathrm{3}=\mathrm{3}\left(\mathrm{40}−\mathrm{16}−{x}\right) \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{x}=\mathrm{4}\:\checkmark \\ $$$${i}.{e}.\:{after}\:{third}\:{pour}\:{the}\:{temperature} \\ $$$${of}\:{water}\:{in}\:{the}\:{container}\:{will} \\ $$$${continue}\:{to}\:{rise}\:{by}\:\mathrm{4}°{C}. \\ $$