11. A line was measured using a 50 m. tape was recorded as 746.22 m. when the average temperature during measurement was 16°C. If the tape is of standard length at 20°C and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 0.0000116/°C. Compute the correct length of the measured line

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11. A line was measured using a 50 m. tape was recorded as 746.22 m. when the average
temperature during measurement was 16°C. If the tape is of standard length at 20°C and a
coefficient of thermal expansion of 0.0000116/°C. Compute the correct length of the measured
line.

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