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What property is measured by a ruler?

Answer 1

Physical properties are those set of properties which can be observed or measured without changing the chemical composition of the substance.

Rulers measure length.

As we can see from the definition, a physical property is one that is observable and measurable within a system.

In general, there are many different kinds of scales that we use to measure various things. For example, we have temperature scales (kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit) that we use to measure temperature, weighing scales (milligrams, grams, and kilograms) that we use to measure mass, and many more scales that we use to measure various things.

Since the ruler we use in geometry classes is used to measure lengths, length can be thought of as a physical attribute that can be measured with a ruler.

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Answer 2

Naomi Aronson

To measure length or distance, use a ruler.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.