What Temperature Causes a Steel Ball to Loosen in a Pyrex Cube?

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Homework Statement



A steel ball bearing is encased in a Pyrex glass cube 1.0 cm on a side. At 390K , the ball bearing fits tightly inside the cube.

At what temperature will it have a clearance of 0.90pico meters all around?


Homework Equations


coefficient of linear expansion:
[tex]\propto[/tex] =(Change in L / L) / change in T

Im not sure what my Delta L should be...
L= .01 m
T initial is 390K
the [tex]\propto[/tex] is 3.2e-6


The Attempt at a Solution



I just need delta L in order to solve for T final
 
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