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1 A As regards to the pu.ll on the tape,•• atudutize4
2 th1.a tape aga.1.nst the Lea Aa&elee Gi t7 Eqiaeer' a etamlaM, one
3 h'\U'.lUd toot .lensth. at tweat, .. fov 1u.auu pull. at six.t7-uo
4 d•P•;•• Fahreue1 t.
5 Q. !hen. Kr. Jl3reo'1.or, w1 ll 70a ez,laJ.n wha. t the etf ee't of
6 8JfJ:3 e:rro:r which ,aa7 ha.Te been •4• in the • at&bliaJunut of ihe
7 length of 7ev baa• liae wo'Ul.4 have bea on. 'Ghe •1:J•enatio.ns ot
8 the ho pointa •.1• ant "0•--- aaftlte. 1:t 1ou will; th.at the line
9 "A" ... "Pete• n.a aet;u.ll7 ten feet loaser iha». or shorter than
10 it was aealRU'ei. as lte:lng lq x.. .IJaberiaen~ aaaue he Mdt an.
11 ener ot ten 1'eet 1a his measurement of that kae line--- will
12 7rn1 explain what 4itferenee that would. make in the 4.eteni-.tioa
13 •-t the sh1:rt~•1' the ;point •1• aad ttQtt?
14 A · ( Wi beas drawirig dtasraa Oll bl&eklMtut) I ha v• baa
15 a. ti-iall6le •• the blaeltl>oari., labellillgillle Tarieu ••r11,ra
16 "'Pete•. ftAJI !Ul.4 ":I". •••• tnie weuld. re»re••• tile eri&iaal
17 tet:eniutioa •:f' the poa.itioa of po1xt •:B• (latlicat1-,;). we
18 will· aa$'Ue tha1l the poi11te ~epresut•t •• ".'.1-prinlen ee.nneo'tir
19 thi.s point with pointa "A• ad "Pete" , wil1 •••••I, "B•Jrim•"
20 111th J•int •.1n_ ... _ tltis distuee (1n41eatinc) •• l)eea giYen a.a
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21 I 1nre1Te ••• l!lut.rtu\1u ot ••• toot. Jew, •• Usl&ru,e tl'oa
22 point tt A•Pete•· 1.a tor the :purpo,ae o~ tl'ds. l•aoutntio.a b,ea1i7-
23 one hundn4 aJJ4 tut,- ~•••• 110w • we will aaaue "8:a:~ the
24 d1st.mutce was astualq tweni;J' ... -ene h~'.ed GA to::L-\7 t,e11,. Jfo:w,
25 this. 1'ip.re as we have it is oe11.t•••4 o;t r.tM large triaacle
26 with three smaller tri.aa«l•• 1u14e of i.t. Jiow, tra the
27 ~tale of gMBUJ' that all triangl.es ha'Yi»g tllle,. ,.,..
28 aqlea oe aim:l.ar tri&Dglea, a.Jll 1t ;reu va.17 eae s14• fd 1two
29 tr1aqles which are similar. Jot nrr the :reaai.DJJ;tc site• in
30 :,ropoYtioa. '.low, base4 an twu1'J'-one htuldftA aad. f'Ut7 teet,
31 w• de1ea.1Jto4 the distw• ot tw•lve ocne hllalre4tu foot.
32 :aasN. on twentJ--•• h.uued. a:a4 tort:7 teet, t:he Uat••• •t

