Thermal Expansion (Area Expansion) problem help

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Homework Statement

A steel ring with a hole having area of 3.990 cm2 is to be placed on an aluminum rod with crosssectional area of 4.000 cm2. Both rod and ring are initially at a temperature of 35.0°C. At what common temperature can the steel ring be slipped onto one end of the aluminum rod?

Homework Equations

delta A = yAodelaT

T = To + deltaT

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[ubergewehr273]

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