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A steel beam of length `5m` is kept at a temperature of `(deg 20C)`.On a hot day the temperature rises to `(deg40C)`.What is the change in its length due to thermal expansion. Coefficient of linear expansion of steel is`(1.2X 10^(-5) /(degC))`

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