A steel railroad track has a length of 34 m when the temperature is 9°C. What is the increase in the length of the rail on a hot day when the temperature is 37°C? The linear expansion coefficient of steel is 11 x 10-6 (°C)=1. Answer in units of m.

A steel railroad track has a length of 34 m when the temperature is 9°C. What is the increase in the length of the rail on a hot day when the temperature is 37°C? The linear expansion coefficient of steel is 11 x 10-6 (°C)=1. Answer in units of m.

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A steel railroad track has a length of 34 m
when the temperature is 9°C.
What is the increase in the length of the
rail on a hot day when the temperature is
37°C? The linear expansion coefficient of
steel is 11 x 10°C)=1.
9-
Answer in units of m.

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