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Chapter 16, Problem 18PCE
A vinyl siding panel for a house is installed on a day when the temperature is 15.6 °C. If the coefficient of thermal expansion for vinyl siding is 55.8 × 10−6K−1, how much room (in mm) should the installer leave for expansion of a 3.66-m length if the sunlit temperature of the siding could reach 48.9 °C?
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