A 50-m steel tape was used to measure a line and the initial pull = 5.5 kg. Pull attime of measurement = 8.0 kg. Weight of tape = 0.05 kg/m. E = 2.1 x 10^6kg/cm^2? Cross section = 0.04 sq.cm. Measured distance between two points =488.650 m, in an inclined surface having a gradient of 3%. Find the correcthorizontal distance between the two points. A. 486.456 C. 488.625 B. 490.844 D. 488.147 A rectangular lot was being measured using a 30-m metallic tape which was 6 mm too long.The recorded dimension where 70.50 m long by 37.10 m wide. What is the error in area (m^2) introduced due to the erroneous length of tape? A. 1.05 C. 0.86 B. 1.86 D. 2.02 It is required to lay out a distance of 687.78m with a 50m tape that is 0.030 m too long. Compute the distance measured with the tape to make the points the proper distance apart. A. 688.19 m C. 687.19m B. 687.37 m D. 687.94 m4.

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A 50-m steel tape was used to measure a line and the initial pull = 5.5 kg. Pull attime of measurement = 8.0 kg. Weight of tape = 0.05 kg/m. E = 2.1 x 10^6kg/cm^2? Cross section = 0.04 sq.cm. Measured distance between two points =488.650 m, in an inclined surface having a gradient of 3%. Find the correcthorizontal distance between the two points.

A. 486.456            C. 488.625

B. 490.844           D. 488.147

A rectangular lot was being measured using a 30-m metallic tape which was 6 mm too long.The recorded dimension where 70.50 m long by 37.10 m wide. What is the error in area (m^2) introduced due to the erroneous length of tape?

A. 1.05             C. 0.86

B. 1.86             D. 2.02

It is required to lay out a distance of 687.78m with a 50m tape that is 0.030 m too long. Compute the distance measured with the tape to make the points the proper distance apart.

A. 688.19 m            C. 687.19m

B. 687.37 m            D. 687.94 m4.

Compute the sea level distance of a line which measures 324.45 m if it was measured in Mount Apo (elevation 2.954 m).

A. 324.15m             C. 324.30 m

B. 324.45m             D. 324.60 m

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