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14.
A 30 m steel tape was standardised at 20°C measurements of distances were taken as 15°C. If the coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the tape were 0.00, 00112 degree centigrade, then the error, due to temperature, per tape length would be
- 0.00, 00560 m
+ 0.00, 00560 m
+ 0.00, 16800 m
- 0.00, 16800 m
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Kishan said:   6 years ago
Error of tape for temp. = Alpha x (tm-ts) x length of chain.

Ashutosh said:   3 years ago
Option C is correct, Tm<T0 and it is -ve.
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Apcivilian said:   3 years ago
The Error will be in positive.
(1)

Narayan Ch. Saha said:   4 years ago
C is the correct answer.
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Majid said:   4 years ago
A is the correct answer.

Paras dhakad said:   4 years ago
B is the correct answer.


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