A square steel plate with sides of length 1.00 m has a in its center 0.100 m in diameter. If the entire plate is heated to such a temperature that its sides become 1.01 m long, the diameter of the will be
(A) 0.090 m
(B) 0.099 m
(C) 0.100 m
(D) 0.101 m
(E) 0.110 m
Correct option (D) 0.101m
In linear expansion, every linear dimension of an object changes by the same fraction when heated or cooled.
