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A 12-m-long and 5-m-high wall is constructed of two layers of 1-cm-thick sheetrock (k = 0....

A 12-m-long and 5-m-high wall is constructed of two layers of 1-cm-thick sheetrock (k = 0.17 W/m·K) spaced 16 cm by wood studs (k = 0.11 W/m·K) whose cross section is 16 cm × 5 cm. The studs are placed vertically 60 cm apart, and the space between them is filled with fiberglass insulation (k = 0.034 W/m·K). The house is maintained at 20°C and the ambient temperature outside is –9°C. Taking the heat transfer coefficients at the inner and outer surfaces of the house to be 8.3 and 34 W/m2·K, respectively, determine (a) the thermal resistance of the wall considering a representative section of it and (b) the rate of heat transfer through the wall.

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