Question: A polyethylene tube (length L) has a cap which is held in place by a spring (with undeformed length L1 (a) What is the resulting

A polyethylene tube (length L) has a cap which is held in place by a spring (with undeformed length L1 (a) What is the resulting force in the spring, Fk?
(b) What is the resulting force in the tube, Ft?
(c) What is the final length of the tube, Lf?
(d) What temperature change ΔT inside the tube will result in zero force in the spring?
A polyethylene tube (length L) has a cap which is

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