document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058074>Question 1058074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line was measured with a steel tape when the temperature was 30°C. The measured length of the line was found to be 1,256.271 feet. The tape was afterwards tasted when the temperature was 10°C and it was found to be 100.042 feet long. What was the true length of the line if the coefficient of expansion of the tape was 0.000011 per °C? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #673415 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=673415\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of the tape at 30C.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the percentage error at temperature is, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the line length at 10C would be,<BR>\n" );
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