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A thermostat control with dial marking from 0 to 100 is used to regulate the temperature of an oil bath. To calibrate the thermostat, the data for the temperature
(h) Sketch the graph of
(c) Calculate the thermostat setting needed to obtain a temperature of
320°F.
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