Question

9. Why would you not like to use a measuring tape made of an elastic material like
rubber to measure distance? What would be some of the problems you would
meet in telling someone about a distance you measured with such a tape?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Elastic tapes are stretchable. So, the length of an elastic measuring tape will change each time due to stretching. So, it will not give correct measurement of a distance. Therefore, we cannot use an elastic measuring tape to measure distance.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

We don't use measuring tape made up of elastic

Explanation:

Because elastic get come return to you only and it will taje two people to catch it . As an plastic measuring tape is easy for measuring something instead of rubber or elastuc tape . Hence , people don't use elastic material like rubber to measure distance .