A 50-m steel tape weighs 1.05 kg and is supported at its endpoints and the 10-m and 25-m marks. If a pull of 6.0 kg is applied at the ends of the tape, what is the correction due to sag for a full tape length? a. 0.060 m b. 0.064 m c. 0. 050 m d. 0.500 m
A 50-m steel tape weighs 1.05 kg and is supported at its endpoints and the 10-m and 25-m marks. If a pull of 6.0 kg is applied at the ends of the tape, what is the correction due to sag for a full tape length? a. 0.060 m b. 0.064 m c. 0. 050 m d. 0.500 m
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A 50-m steel tape weighs 1.05 kg and is supported at its endpoints and the 10-m and 25-m marks. If a pull of 6.0 kg is applied at the ends of the tape, what is the correction due to sag for a full tape length?
a.
0.060 m
b.
0.064 m
c.
0. 050 m
d.
0.500 m
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