2025 PHS P2 Q2

2025 PHS P2 Q2

Secondary 4
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2025 Presbyterian High School Prelims A Math Paper 2

The temperature of water in a tea cup, \(T\,^\circ\mathrm{C}\), \(t\) minutes after boiling water is poured into the empty cup can be modelled by the formula \(T = 25 + 75\mathrm{e}^{-kt}\).

The diagram above shows the ideal brewing temperatures for various teas at a particular teahouse. At this teahouse, green tea leaves are placed into the tea cup for brewing at the ideal temperature when \(t = 6\).

Determine whether the teahouse's standards for brewing tea would be adhered to if black tea leaves are placed into the teacup when \(t = 2\).[4]

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Answer:Yes. \(T=92.6\,{}^\circ\mathrm{C}\), within \(90\text{–}\hspace{0.5em}95\,{}^\circ\mathrm{C}\).

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