//Exa2.18 clc; clear; close; disp("Let the temperature coefficient of resistance of platinum at 0 degree C be alpha0 and resistance of platinum coil at 0 degree C be R0,then"); disp("Resistance at 40 degree C, R1 = R0 * (1+40*alpha0) (i)"); disp("Resistance at 100 degree C, R2 = R0 * (1+100*alpha0) (ii)"); disp("Dividing Eq.(ii) by Eq.(i), we have"); disp("R2/R1= (1+100*alpha0)/(1+40*alpha0)"); disp("or 3.767/3.146 = (1+100*alpha0)/(1+40*alpha0)"); disp("or alpha0 = 0.00379 ohm/ohm/degree C"); alpha0=0.00379;// in ohm/ohm/degree C disp("Temperature coefficient of resistance at 40 degree C,") alpha40=1/(1/alpha0+40); disp(alpha40); disp("Substituting R1=3.146 and alpha0=0.00379 in Eq. (i) we have") R1=3.146;//in ohm //Formula R1 = R0 * (1+40*alpha0) R0=R1/(1+40*alpha0); disp("Resistance of platinum coil at 0 degree C is : "+string(R0)+" ohm ");