Find the ratio of the length of a steel rod and a copper rod if the steel rod is $4 \ cm$ longer than the copper rod at any temperature. $[$The coefficients of linear expansion for steel and copper are $1.1 \times 10^{-5} /^{\circ} C$ and $1.7 \times 10^{-5} /^{\circ} C$ respectively$]$

  • A
    $17/11$
  • B
    $11/17$
  • C
    $11/4$
  • D
    $17/4$

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