Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 26SP
(a) An aluminum measuring rod, which is correct at 5.0 °C, measures a certain distance as 88.42 cm at 35.0 °C. Determine the error in measuring the distance due to the expansion of the rod. (b) If this aluminum rod measures a length of steel as 88.42 cm at 35.0 °C, what is the correct length of the steel at 35 °C? The coefficient of linear expansion of that sample of aluminum is
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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