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According to the Delaware River Port Authority, the total length of the Walt Whitman Bridge is nominally 11,982 feet. Assuming that the bridge was made entirely of steel, by how many meters does the bridge’s length change as its temperature rises from a winter temperature of 5°F to a summer temperature of 105 °F? Length change = _________meters. Be sure to first convert all lengths and temperatures to S.I. units
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