Question

From the given scale, we can measure 4.56 m.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

This interesting question is from Diagonal Scales in chapter Scales of Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) False

To explain: The maximum length that can be measured is 4 meters. Hence any value beyond 4.00 meters cannot be measured using the above scale. Measuring a value in diagonal scale, the line needs to coincide with one of the line in the scale and not go beyond it.