A Carnot engine has efficiency of $50 \%$. If the temperature of sink is reduced by $40^{\circ} C$, its efficiency increases by $30 \%$. The temperature of the source will be$....K$
JEE MAIN 2022, Medium
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$\eta=1-\frac{ T _{ L }}{ T _{ H }}$

$\frac{1}{2}=1-\frac{ T _{ L }}{ T _{ H }}$

$\frac{1}{2}(1.3)=1-\left(\frac{ T _{ L }-40}{ T _{ H }}\right)$

$\frac{1}{2}(1.3)=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{40}{ T _{ H }} \quad T _{ H }=266.7\,K$

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