Question

Ajay and Vijay measured line segment as shown in the diagram. Can you tell us whose answer is right? Should we measure a line segment by putting zero on the scale at the initial point of line?

(Measurement by Ajay) :

Answer 1

Ajay and Vijay both gave right answer, but Ajay’s method is not right. The correct way to measure a line segment is putting zero on the scale at the initial point of line segment.