Answer to Question #287184 in Mechanical Engineering for george2000

Question

a metal cube(faces 20 mm=0.1mm) fully sinks into a glass full of water. the diameter of the glass is 60 mm=0,2 mm.calculate the water rise level and its cumulative error.

Answer 1

water level rise $= 60mm-20mm =30 mm$

cumulative error =$0.2-0.1 =0.1$