Question: Problem 2 : [ 1 8 points ] You are studying the effect of temperature on the dimensions of a blood vessel in the heart

Problem 2: [18 points] You are studying the effect of temperature on the dimensions of a blood vessel in the heart of someone with a fever. Assume the blood vessel expands uniformly. It has a linear coefficient of thermal expansion of \(\alpha=1.5\times 10^{-5}/{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\). It has a volume coefficient of thermal expansion of \(\beta=3.5\times 10^{-5}/{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\).
a)[4 points] A normal human body temperature is \(37^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\), and we can consider \(39^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) a fever. Provide the values for both of these temperatures in Fahrenheit (\({}^{\circ}\mathrm{F}\)) and in Kelvin (K).
If you use an online calculator, please provide the formulas that you would use to calculate these temperatures by hand, and cite your calculator ("Google" is not an appropriate citation for this).
b)[7 points] You measure the diameter of the vessel to be 3 mm at a normal body temperature. Calculate the increase in diameter of the blood vessel as the temperature increases from 'normal' to 'fever'.
c)[7 points] Instead, if the blood vessel is a cylinder with a diameter of 3 mm and length of 10 cm at normal body temperature, calculate the change in the volume of the blood vessel as the temperature increases from 'normal' to 'fever'.

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