Consider a Flat Steel Plate with a Hole Through Its

question 196

Multiple Choice

Consider a flat steel plate with a hole through its center as shown in the figure. When the temperature of the plate is increased, the hole will

• A) expand only if it takes up more than half the plate's surface area.
• B) contract if it takes up less than half the plate's surface area.
• C) always contract as the plate expands into it.
• D) always expand with the plate.
• E) remain the same size as the plate expands around it.

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