A few days ago
Anonymous

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Many Older units of length, such as the foot , were based on parts of the body of a typical person ,others that were used include:

– the span: the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger with the fingers spread out

-the palm : the width of the palm of a hand or of the four fingers held close together,

-the digit : the width of the first finger.

here are some lesser known units of length based on objects from everyday life.

(cable , chain , fathom, furlong , hand )

write a sentence about each describing

-the object on which it is based , – how it compares with inches feet or miles , – the occupation , activity , or situation in whiched it is used ,

Please help me >< this is for my geometry connections class .

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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heres fathom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fathom

and furlong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furlong

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A few days ago
Anonymous
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