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A thin brass sheet at `10^(@)C` and a thin stell sheet at `20^(@)C` have the same surface area. The common temperature at which both would have the same area is (coefficient of liner expansion for brass and steel are respectively `19xx10^(-6//@)C` and `11xx10^(-6//@)C)`.

A

`-3.75^(@) C`

B

`-2.75^(@) C`

C

`2.75^(@) C`

D

`3.75^(@) C`

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