Averages using integrals

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Suppose a 1000 degree liquid is cooling, at the rate of $ C = 22 + 900 e^{-0.3t}$. So after 50 minutes I'd expect $ C = 22 + 900e^{-15}$ = 22. But what is the average value of the temperature over that 50 minutes? I came up with

$ 1/50 ∫_0^{50}\:22\:+\:900e^{-0.3t}dx = 82$

Is this correct?

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You are very much correct:

$$T_{avg} = {\sum T(t)\over \triangle t}$$ $$=\displaystyle\int_0^{50} 22+e^{-0.3t}dt\over\displaystyle\int_0^{50} dt$$

$$=22 - {(900)(e^{-15}-e^0)\over50\cdot 0.3}$$

Similarly taking $e^{-15}$ to be negligible

$$= 22 + 60$$

$$\boxed{T_{avg} = 82}$$

However as some commenters have mentioned, the units of $\tau = 0.3$ and $t$ are of importance.