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Discussion Forum : Water Resources Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 22)

Water Resources Engineering

22.

If a gauge is installed perpendicular to the slope, its measurement is reduced by multiplying

sine of the angle of inclination with vertical

cosine of the angle of inclination with vertical

tangent of the angle of inclination with vertical

calibration coefficient of the gauge.

Answer: Option

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Sindhu said: 10 years ago

Please explain the answer. How is it cosine of the angle of inclination?

Deevanshu said: 7 years ago

Take components of vertical line (with angle measured from the vertical). The cosine of the vertical line is in direction of axis of the gauge.

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