Answer:
The reason is because both are exposed to a virtually infinite heat sink, due to the virtually infinite mass and of the surrounding environment, compared to the sizes of either the cup or the kettle such that the equilibrium temperature,
reached is the same for both the cup and the kettle as given by the relation;

Due to the large heat sink, T₂ - T₁ ≈ 0 such that the temperature of the kettle and that of the cup will both cool to the temperature of the environment
Explanation:
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If the scientist repeats the experiment over and over and gets the same results. Also if the scientist peer reviews the experiment to make sure there is no bias in his or her results.
There's no way to tell. Without seeing a diagram of the circuit,
I'll need to know much more about it than you've told me.
I don't know anything about the components or power supply
that are in the circuit, and I don't know where point ' f ' is in it.
Right now, even with the copious volume of all the available
information, no answer to your question is possible.