SITUATION: A steel tape with coefficient of linear expansion of 0.0000116 per °C is known to be 50 m long at 20°C. The tape was used to measure a line which was found to be 532.28 m long and when the temperature was 35°C. Zoom image Find the temperature correction for the measured line. 0.0691 0.0861 O 0.0816 0.0619

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SITUATION: A steel tape with coefficient of linear expansion of 0.0000116 per °C is known to be 50 m
long at 20°C. The tape was used to measure a line which was found to be 532.28 m long and when the
temperature was 35°C.
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Find the temperature correction for the measured line.
0.0691
0.0861
O 0.0816
0.0619
Transcribed Image Text:SITUATION: A steel tape with coefficient of linear expansion of 0.0000116 per °C is known to be 50 m long at 20°C. The tape was used to measure a line which was found to be 532.28 m long and when the temperature was 35°C. Zoom image Find the temperature correction for the measured line. 0.0691 0.0861 O 0.0816 0.0619
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