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A hot body is suspended inside a room that is maintained at a constant temperature. The temperature difference between the body and the surrounding becomes half in a time interval `t_(0)`. In how much time the temperature difference between the body and the surrounding will becomes `(1)/(4)` the original value?

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`t=2t_(0)`
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