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A heat engine operates between two reservoirs at 1000°C and 20°C. The heat engine is used to drive a Carnot heat pump that removes heat from the cold surroundings at 5°C and transfers it to a house maintained at 25°C. If the house is losing heat at a rate of 20 kW. Determine: i) the thermal efficiency of the heat engine ii) the minimum rate of heat supply to the heat engine required to keep the house at 25°C

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