Answer to Question #231656 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for Ali

Question

A 24.72 meter distance will be laid out using a 50 m tape that is .12 m too long. Where on the tape would you put the mark in order to layout the required 24.72 meter?

Answer 1

Distance to be measured = 24.72 meters

Available tape = 50 m

The distortion of the tape =  0.12 m

If we consider starting from the 1 m marks of the tape, 50 m-24.72 m = 25.28 m

The tape mark layout = 25.28 m+1 m= 26.28 m