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Given data:


● Length of iron rods = 20 m


● The temperature of bridge = 18°C


● Distance between rods = 0.4 cm


Calculation:


The expression to calculate the final temperature in linear expansion of solid is as follows.



= temperature up to which bridge be in good shape


= The initial temperature of brthe idge


= change in length


= original length of iron rod


= The coefficient of linear expansion of iron. Its value is 11.5×10-6 °C.


Substitutes the given values and value of in the above equation.



= 35.4


The maximum temperature up to which the bridge be in good shape is 35.4.


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