The temperature of a liquid minutes after heating begins is modeled by (in °C)

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus AB · Limits and Continuity · Limits and Continuity

Problem

The temperature of a liquid

t

minutes after heating begins is modeled by

T(t)

(in °C). Describe the practical meaning, including units, of the quantity

\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{T(5+h)-T(5)}{h}.