An aluminum rod is 12 cm long at 10°C. At the same condition, an iron rod is 12.02 cm in length. At what temperature will the lengths of the two rods be the same? Given: a4= 2.4 x 10-5/Co and asteel = 1.2 x 105/Co.

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An aluminum rod is 12 cm long at 10°C. At the same condition, an iron rod is 12.02
cm in length. At what temperature will the lengths of the two rods be the same?
Given: aa= 2.4 x 10-5/C° and asteel = 1.2 x 10-5/C°.
Transcribed Image Text:An aluminum rod is 12 cm long at 10°C. At the same condition, an iron rod is 12.02 cm in length. At what temperature will the lengths of the two rods be the same? Given: aa= 2.4 x 10-5/C° and asteel = 1.2 x 10-5/C°.
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