Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 4 - Section 4.9 - Reading Scales - Exercise - Page 203: 17

Answer

$$0.437 \ in.$$

Work Step by Step

The small needle reads 0.4 in and the larger needle reads -0.037 in. Hence, the final reading is $$0.40 \ in+0.037 \ in=0.437 \ in.$$
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