JEE Main 2008 Physics question

PhysicsUnits and MeasurementJEE Main 2008

Two full turns of the circular scale of a screw gauge cover a distance of 1 mm on its main scale. The total number of divisions on the circular scale is 50 . Further, it is found that the screw gauge has a zero error of −0.03 mm while measuring the diameter of a thin wire, a student notes the main scale reading of 3 mm and the number of circular scale divisions in line with the main scale as 35 . The diameter of the wire is

Answer: (4)

Solution

Pitch mm, least count mm. Reading $= 3

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