During a bout with the flu an 80-kg person ran a fever of 39 oC. Consider that the specific heat of any human body is 3470 J/kg K, how much energy does the body need to burn to reach the fever temperature?

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During a bout with the flu an 80-kg person ran a fever of 39 oC. Consider that the specific heat of any human body is 3470 J/kg K, how much energy does the body need to burn to reach the fever temperature?

The answer (in fundamental SI unit) is ___________ (type the numeric value only, dont use scientific notation)

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