Heat And Thermodynamics

Railway track is made of steel segments separated by small gaps to allow for linear expansion. The segment of track is 10 m long when laid at temperature $17^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The maximum temperature that can be reached is $45^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. Increase in length of the segment of railway track is ' $x$ ' $\times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~m}$. The value of ' $x$ ' is $\left(\alpha_{\text {steel }}=\right.$ $\left.1.2 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right)$