Essential University Physics
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Author: Wolfson, Richard
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Chapter 16, Problem 26E
You’re a builder who’s advising a homeowner to have her foundation walls insulated with 2 inches of Styrofoam. To make your point, you tell her how thick the concrete walls (normally 8 inches) would have to be to have the same insulating value as 2 inches of Styrofoam. What’s this thickness?
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