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Consider the differential equation
d
T
d
t
=
−
k
(
T
−
T
s
)
\dfrac{dT}{dt}=-k\,(T-T_s)
d
t
d
T
=
−
k
(
T
−
T
s
)
with
k
>
0
k>0
k
>
0
and constant
T
s
T_s
T
s
. In one sentence, explain why
d
T
d
t
\dfrac{dT}{dt}
d
t
d
T
is negative when
T
>
T
s
T>T_s
T
>
T
s
.
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