Units of length Point 0.254 mm Line 2.54 mm Inch 25.4 mm Vershok 44.4 mm Foot 304.8 mm Arshin ≈ 71.1 cm Sazhen ≈ 213.4 cm Verst = 500 sazhens = = 1500 arshins= =1066.8 m ≈ 1.07 km Units of area Square line ≈ 6.45 mm 2 Sq…
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