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A ruler is an instrument for measurement used for:
- drawing a straight line
- making a technical drawing
- drawing margin in a book
- marking off measurements in fractions of an inch (1/8th) up to 12-inches
- helping to connect two straight lines
- measuring height, length, or width
Rulers can be used at / in:
- the home
- school (grade school, high school, college)
- any profession / at work
- math and geometry
- sewing / quilt making
- any situation to measure space, such as to know whether a desk will fit in the corner of a room
- in law --- Title Searchers often have to draw the area of a piece of land.
- Surveyors - to draw an area of land
In the past, teachers would also use rulers to slap across the knuckles of misbehaving students.
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How do you use measurement?
with a ruler
Can you Use a ruler as a protractor?
No
What should you use to find the length of a pencil?
The easy way to find the length of a pencil is to use a ruler to measure it. A "small" ruler might not make it, but a "regular" one foot ruler will do the job nicely.
What are two things that measure 1 foot?
a piece of paper, and a ruler
What other measuring tools can you use besides a ruler?
A meter stick, a yard stick, a protractor, a compass if you can think of any more please add to this answer
What do you used a steel ruler for?
you use it in technology and car care you use the steel ruler for straight lines for wood and plastic and other things.
Use a ruler to do this?
To measure things and to collect data
What things did bell use to invent the telephone?
wood and ruler
How do you use a centimeter ruler?
In the same way that you would use any other ruler except that you use the centimetre scale.
Things at home that are strait edge?
ruler, book, binder. That's all i can think of because i use a ruler.
What is the use of the ruler?
To measure distance and to draw straight lines
Who would use a micrometer?
for measuring things which are difficult to measure with a ruler
Definition for length in scientific terms?
the space between things , it can be , measure by a ruler , or a yard stick , and there may be other items that can be use to measure lenght.
What do you use for botany?
in botany people use many different things including a camera and a metric ruler
What are other uses for paint sticks?
you could use it as a ruler, because it has a straitedge
Is 5 centimeters equal to 50 millimeters?
Yes it is. If you need to find out things like this just use a ruler.
What is a sewing ruler?
A ruler is used to measure things. The most common measurements used of rulers are centimeters, millimeter's, meters and inches. You use it in sewing to measure the length of what you are sewing together.
