The George Washington Bridge crosses the Hudson River in New York. The span of the steel bridge is about 1.700 km.If the temperature in New York can vary from a low of −11.00°F in winter to a high of 108.0°F in summer, by how much might the length of the span change over an entire year? α= 12.0 ×10−6 K−1. in m

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