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Consider an engine in outer space which operates on the Carnot cycle.  The only way in which heat can be transferred from the engine is by radiation.  The rate at which heat is radiated is proportional to the fourth power of the absolute temperature and to the area of the radiating surface. Show that for a given power output and a given T1, the area of the radiator will be a minimum when

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