9. A 50 meter steel tape was standardized and supported throughout its whole length and found to be 0.0025m. Ionger at an observed temperature of 31.8°C and a pull of 10 kilos. The tape was used to measure a line which was found to be 662.702 m. at an average temperature of 24.6°C using the same pull. What is the correct length of the line? Use coefficient of expansion of 0.0000116 m. per centigrade. a) 662.67377m. b) 664.46566m. c) 669.34322m. d) 660.82883m.
9. A 50 meter steel tape was standardized and supported throughout its whole length and found to be 0.0025m. Ionger at an observed temperature of 31.8°C and a pull of 10 kilos. The tape was used to measure a line which was found to be 662.702 m. at an average temperature of 24.6°C using the same pull. What is the correct length of the line? Use coefficient of expansion of 0.0000116 m. per centigrade. a) 662.67377m. b) 664.46566m. c) 669.34322m. d) 660.82883m.
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Transcribed Image Text:9. A 50 meter steel tape was standardized and supported throughout its whole
length and found to be 0.0025m. Ionger at an observed temperature of 31.8°C
and a pull of 10 kilos. The tape was used to measure a line which was found to be
662.702 m. at an average temperature of 24.6°C using the same pull. What is the
correct length of the line? Use coefficient of expansion of 0.0000116 m. per
centigrade.
a) 662.67377m.
b) 664.46566m.
c) 669.34322m.
d) 660.82883m.
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