Difference between plain scale and diagonal scale.pptx

Difference between plain scale and diagonal scale

1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLAIN SCALE & DIAGONAL SCALE

2. Plain Scale Diagonal Scale It Shows relation between two different units. kilometer & hectometer hectometer & decameter meter and decimeter decimeter and centimeter centimeter and millimeter yard & feet It gives accuracy up to one digit. i.e. 6.7 km = 6 kilometer & 7 hectometer Less accurate compare to diagonal scale It Shows relation among three different units. Kilometer, hectometer & decameter Meter, decimeter & centimeter Decimeter, centimeter & millimeter yard, feet & inch It gives accuracy up to two digits. i.e. 6.75 km = 6 kilometer , 7 hectometer & 5 decameter More accurate compare to plain scale Major Unit Minor Unit Major Unit Minor Unit Smallest Unit

3. Relation between two different units 1 kilometer (km) = 10 hectometer ( hm ) 1 hectometer ( hm ) = 10 decameter ( dac ) 1 meter (m) = 10 decimeter ( dm ) 1 decimeter ( dm ) = 10 centimeter (cm) 1 centimeter (cm) = 10 millimeter (mm ) 1 yard = 3 feet 1 feet = 12 inch