A 12-inch steel ruler was left by an engineer outside. If the temperature changed by 4°C, what was the length of the ruler? asteel = 11 x 10-6/°C

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A 12-inch steel ruler was left by an engineer outside. If the temperature changed by 4°C, what was the length of the ruler? asteel = 11 x 10-6/°C

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