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The vernier constant of Vernier callipers is \(0.1 \,mm\) and it has zero error of \((-0.05) \,cm\). While measuring diameter of a sphere, the main scale reading is \(1.7 \,cm\) and coinciding vernier division is \(5\). The corrected diameter will be ........... \(\times 10^{-2} \,cm\)

  1. A \(160\)
  2. B \(150\)
  3. C \(189\)
  4. D \(180\)
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(D) \(180\)

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Measured diameter \(= MSR + VSR \times VC\) \(=1.7+0.01 \times 5\) \(=1.75\) Corrected \(=\) Measured - Error \(=1.75-(-0.05)\) \(=1.80 \,cm\) \(=180 \times 10^{-2} \,cm\) \(180\)
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