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A steel rod used in construction is 120 m long when the temperature is 20oC. How long is the rod when the temperature is - 45 oC (linear expansion coefficient of steel is 12 x 10-6 /Co)?

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temperature is - 45 oC (linear expansion coefficient of steel is 12 x 10-6
/Co)?

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