A brass cube, 10 cm on a side, is raised in temperature by 150°C. The coefficient of volume expansion of brass is 57 × 10^-6/°C. By what percentage is any one of the 10-cm edges increased in length?

a. 4%
c. 0.38%
b. 2.8%
d. 0.29%


D

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