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A steel tape measures that length of a copper rod as 90.0 cm when both are at `10^@C`, the calibration temperature, for the tape. What would the tape read for the length of the rod when both are at `30^@C`. Given `alpha_steel=(1.2xx10^-5) ^@C^-1` and `alpha_(Cu)=1.7xx10^(-5)^@C^-1`

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