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alexgriva [62]
4 years ago
15

If you wanted to measure the width of the gym, how would the accuracy of a meter stick compare with that of a 50m tape

Physics
1 answer:
Alisiya [41]4 years ago
7 0
Meter stick would not be as accurate,
Every time you placed it down and picked it back up you run the chance of losing 2-4 cm each time.
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