A line is laid out using a 50-m tape. The standard error of each tape length laid out is assumed to be ±0.03. If a total length of 2400 m is laid out, what is the standard error of the length of the line? A. ±0.028 C. ±1.440 B. ±0.009 D. ±0.208 Determine the correct length of a line, 256.32 m long, measured using a 50 m steel tape at 38 °C. The steel tape was calibrated at 20 °C. A 256.310 C. 256.374 B. 256.266 D. 256.330 ps.

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A line is laid out using a 50-m tape. The standard error of each tape length laid out is assumed to be ±0.03. If a total length of 2400 m is laid out, what is the standard error of the length of the line? A. ±0.028 C. ±1.440 B. ±0.009 D. ±0.208 Determine the correct length of a line, 256.32 m long, measured using a 50 m steel tape at 38 °C. The steel tape was calibrated at 20 °C. A 256.310 C. 256.374 B. 256.266 D. 256.330 ps. with solution, please.
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