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The rectangular plate shown in Figure P19.55 has an area Ai equal to . If the temperature increases by T, each dimension increases according to the equation L = Li T, where  is the average coefficient of linear expansion. Show that the increase in area is A = 2Ai T. What approximation does this expression assume?

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