A Surveyor's steel tape 30 m long has a cross-section of 15 mm x 0.75 mm. With this, line AB is measured as 150 m. If the force applied during measurement is 120 N more than the force applied at the time of calibration, what is the elongation? (Take modulus of elasticity for steel as 200 kN/mm²).

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A Surveyor's steel tape 30 m long has a cross-section of 15 mm x 0.75 mm. With this,
line AB is measured as 150 m. If the force applied during measurement is 120 N more
than the force applied at the time of calibration, what is the elongation? (Take modulus
of elasticity for steel as 200 kN/mm²).
Transcribed Image Text:A Surveyor's steel tape 30 m long has a cross-section of 15 mm x 0.75 mm. With this, line AB is measured as 150 m. If the force applied during measurement is 120 N more than the force applied at the time of calibration, what is the elongation? (Take modulus of elasticity for steel as 200 kN/mm²).
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