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 18SP
A gold wire 20 m long has its temperature lowered by 25.0 °C. Assume the linear coefficient of expansion is constant over that range of temperatures. Calculate the change in length of the wire. [Hint: Use Table 15-1.]
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