1.Units, Dimensions and Measurement
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The main scale of vernier callipers reads in millimetre and its vernier is divided into $8$ divisions, which coincides with $5$ divisions of main scale. When two jaws of instrument touch each other, the zero of the vernier coincides with the zero of main scale. A rod is tightly placed along its length between both jaws. It is observed that the zero of vernier scale lies just left to $36^{th}$ division of main scale and fourth division of vernier scale coincides with the main scale Then the measured value is .......... $cm$

A$3.66$
B$3.55$
C$3.65$
D$3.56$

Solution

M.S. reading 35 mm
$X+4 V=n M$
$X=n M-4 \frac{5}{8} M$
$X<1 m \text { for } n=3 \text { only }$
So, $X=3-\frac{5}{2}=\frac{1}{2} mm$
$\therefore$ reading $y=35+0.5 mm$
$=3.55 cm$
Standard 11
Physics

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