A building made with a steel structure is 650 m high on a winter day when the temperature is 0°F. How much taller (in cm) is the building when it is 100°F? (The linear expansion coefficient of steel is 11 × 10^?6 (°C)?1.)
a. 71
b. 36
c. 40
d. 46
e. 65
c
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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