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Homework Statement
If a solid material is in the form of a block rather than a rod, its volume will grow larger when it is heated, and a coefficient of volume expansion beta defined by
[tex]\beta = \frac{{{V_2} - {V_1}}}{{{V_1}\left( {{t_2} - {t_1}} \right)}}[/tex]
may be quoted. Here [tex]{V_1}[/tex] and [tex]{V_2}[/tex] are the initial and final volumes of the block, and [tex]{t_1}[/tex] and [tex]{t_2}[/tex] are the initial and final temperatures. Find the relation between the coefficients [tex]\alpha[/tex] and [tex]\beta[/tex].
Homework Equations
[tex]\alpha = \frac{{{L_2} - {L_1}}}{{{L_1}\left( {{t_2} - {t_1}} \right)}}[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm assuming I need to set [tex]{V_1} = {L_1}{W_1}{H_1}[/tex] and [tex]{V_2} = {L_2}{W_2}{H_2}[/tex]
and attempt to extract [tex]\frac{{{L_2} - {L_1}}}{{{L_1}\left( {{t_2} - {t_1}} \right)}}[/tex] from [tex]\frac{{{L_2}{W_2}{H_2} - {L_1}{W_1}{H_1}}}{{{L_1}{W_1}{H_1}\left( {{t_2} - {t_1}} \right)}}[/tex]
I've only gotten so far:
[tex]{W_1}{H_1}B = \frac{{{L_2}{W_2}{H_2} - {L_1}{W_1}{H_1}}}{{{L_1}\left( {{t_2} - {t_1}} \right)}}[/tex]
but I can't figure out the rest of the algebraic manipulation.
Is this possible, or am I going about the problem incorrectly?