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Q.

A steel rod and a copper rod have lengths Ls and Lc respectively at a certain temperature. It is found that the difference between their lengths remains constants at all temperatures. If αs and αc are their respective coefficients of linear expansion, the ratio Ls/Lc is given by

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a

1+αcαs

b

1+αsαc

c

αsαc

d

αcαs

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

When the rods are heated by  t °C, the increase in length of the steel rod and the copper rod are 

Ls=Lsαst Lc=Lcαct

The difference between their lengths will remain constant at all temperatures if Ls=Lc, i.e. if

Lsαst=Lcαct      or LsLc=αcαs

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