Home » A 20 m long steel tape used for survey is found to be short by 10 cm GATE A 20 m long steel tape used for survey is found to be short by 10 cm October 30, 2023 17 Views Q. A 20 m long steel tape used for survey is found to be short by 10 cm. If the area measured with the steel tape is 5000 m2, the actual area in m2 is . Ans: 4945.0-4955.0