JEE Main 2018PhysicsThermodynamicsMediumMCQ

JEE Main 2018Thermodynamics Question with Solution

JEE Main 2018 (15 Apr Shift 2 Online)

Question

Two Carnot engines and are operated in series. Engine A receives heat from a reservoir at and rejects heat to a reservoir at temperature T. Engine B receives heat rejected by engine A and in turn rejects it to a reservoir at . If the efficiencies of the two engines and are represented by and respectively, then what is the value of

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D

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Efficiency of engine and or

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