topic: surveying A rectangular lot was measured using a 50-m steel tape at 30 oC. If the recorded length and width of the lot are 197.56m and 105.63m respectively. Determine the Error in the area, if the coefficient of thermal expansion is 0.0000116/ oC and standard temperature of the tape is 25 oC
topic: surveying A rectangular lot was measured using a 50-m steel tape at 30 oC. If the recorded length and width of the lot are 197.56m and 105.63m respectively. Determine the Error in the area, if the coefficient of thermal expansion is 0.0000116/ oC and standard temperature of the tape is 25 oC
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A rectangular lot was measured using a 50-m steel tape at 30 oC. If the recorded length and width of the lot are 197.56m and 105.63m respectively. Determine the Error in the area, if the coefficient of thermal expansion is 0.0000116/ oC and standard temperature of the tape is 25 oC.
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