Ling needs to fit a pane of glass in an opening with a maximum diagonal length of 62 inches. The glass has a diagonal length of 61.98 inches at room temperature. For every increase of 1 degree Celsius (∘C), the pane of glass will expand 0.00056 inch diagonally. Which of the following is closest to the maximum temperature increase from room temperature the pane of glass can experience and still fit in the opening?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1∘C(B) 4∘C(C) 10∘C(D) 36∘C
Q. Ling needs to fit a pane of glass in an opening with a maximum diagonal length of 62 inches. The glass has a diagonal length of 61.98 inches at room temperature. For every increase of 1 degree Celsius (∘C), the pane of glass will expand 0.00056 inch diagonally. Which of the following is closest to the maximum temperature increase from room temperature the pane of glass can experience and still fit in the opening?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1∘C(B) 4∘C(C) 10∘C(D) 36∘C
Determine Maximum Expansion: Determine the maximum allowable expansion of the glass pane. The maximum diagonal length the opening can accommodate is 62 inches, and the glass pane is currently 61.98 inches at room temperature. Therefore, the maximum expansion allowed is the difference between these two lengths. Maximum expansion = 62 inches - 61.98 inches = 0.02 inches.
Calculate Temperature Increase: Calculate the temperature increase that corresponds to the maximum expansion.We know that for every 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature, the glass expands by 0.00056 inch diagonally. To find the temperature increase that would cause an expansion of 0.02 inches, we divide the maximum expansion by the expansion rate per degree Celsius.Temperature increase =Expansion per degree CelsiusMaximum expansionTemperature increase =0.00056 inch/degree Celsius0.02 inchesTemperature increase ≈35.7142857 degrees Celsius
Round Temperature Increase: Round the temperature increase to the nearest whole number and select the closest answer choice.Since we are looking for the closest maximum temperature increase, we round the calculated temperature increase to the nearest whole number.Rounded temperature increase ≈36∘C
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