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1.3 Exercise 15

Avg difficulty 2.5

(a) Suppose a meter stick made of steel and one made of aluminum are the same length at 0°C0^{} ° \text{C}. What is their difference in length at 22.0°C22.0 ° \text{C}? (b) Repeat the calculation for two 30.0-m-long surveyor’s tapes.

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