A rectangular lot was measured using a 100ft metallic tape which was 0.02 ft too long. The recorded distance were 231.20 ft long by 121.5o ft wide.  Determine the error due to the erroneous length of the tape and actual area?

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A rectangular lot was measured using a 100ft metallic tape which was 0.02 ft too long. The recorded distance were 231.20 ft long by 121.5o ft wide.  Determine the error due to the erroneous length of the tape and actual area? (Use 3 decimal points)

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