Samhita measures the length of a $1 m$ table using a measuring tape that has a broken zero marking. If her measurement turns to be $3 cm$ more than the actual length of the table, which of the following statements is true?

The error in the measurement is zero error.

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The measured length by Samhita is

0.97 m

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The error in the measurement is alignment error.

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The measured length by Samhita is

1.03 m

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Solution

The correct option is D The measured length by Samhita is $1.03 m$ .
Samhita measured the table using a measuring tape with a broken zero marking section. So, the tape has zero error.
Given,
The table's original length, $l_{1} = 1 m = 100 cm$
Samhita's measurement turned out to be $3 cm$ more.
Therefore, her measurement would be $l_{1} + 3 = 100 + 3 = 103 cm = 1.03 m$

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Samhita measures the length of a 1 m table using a measuring tape that has a broken zero marking. If her measurement turns to be 3 cm more than the actual length of the table, which of the following statements is true?

Samhita measures the length of a $1 m$ table using a measuring tape that has a broken zero marking. If her measurement turns to be $3 cm$ more than the actual length of the table, which of the following statements is true?