It is rarely, if ever reasonable. If a high level of accuracy is required then a micrometre is better.
When you use near-obsolete measurement units.
you need an object to measure to determine the nearest inch
if your question is explain how to use a ruler to measure to the nearest inch the answer would be...you have to see what inch is the object your measuring to closest to
Yes. When your building a house it doesn't really madder how your measuring.
Go for it! I'm not gonna stop you from measuring to the nearest half inch! This is a bit vague, don't you think?
When you use near-obsolete measurement units.
you need an object to measure to determine the nearest inch
if your question is explain how to use a ruler to measure to the nearest inch the answer would be...you have to see what inch is the object your measuring to closest to
half inch
Yes. When your building a house it doesn't really madder how your measuring.
It depends on your ruler and what units are on your ruler. To measure to the nearest inch just find the inch measurement and round up or down to get to the nearest inch in your measurement is between two whole numbers.
Report the length as x inches to the nearest quarter of an inch.
Go for it! I'm not gonna stop you from measuring to the nearest half inch! This is a bit vague, don't you think?
line segment to the nearest half inch is measured using the distance formula.
On a ruler, .69 inches is slightly less than three-quarters of an inch. If you divide the inch into tenths, .69 inches is just shy of the 7/10 mark, which is between the 0.6 and 0.7 inch markings. To find it accurately, you can measure to the nearest eighth or sixteenth of an inch, which will help you pinpoint the location more precisely.
Whole numbers are already rounded to the nearest half.
The answer will depend on the line!