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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Units,dimensions and measurement
  • JEE Mains 2021
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One main scale division of a vernier callipers is \(a\) \(cm\) and \(n ^{\text {th }}\) division of the vernier scale coincide with \(( n -1)^{\text {th }}\) division of the main scale. The least count of the callipers in \(mm\) is

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(D) \(\frac{10 a }{ n }\)

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\((n-1) a=n\left(a^{\prime}\right)\)

\(a^{\prime}=\frac{(n-1) a}{n}\)

\(\therefore L \cdot C \cdot=1 M S D-1 VSD\)

\(=\left(a-a^{\prime}\right) c m\)

\(=a-\frac{(n-1) a}{n}\)

\(=\frac{n a-n a+a}{n}=\frac{a}{n} c m\)

\(=\left(\frac{10 a}{n}\right) m m\)