A vernier has 10 divisions and they are equal to 9 divisions of main scale in length. If the main scale is calibrated in mm, what is its least count?
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A vernier has 10 divisions and they are equal to 9 divisions of main scale in length. If the main scale is calibrated in mm, what is its least count?

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(i) As we know, Given, Total number of divisions on vernier = 10 Value of one main scale division(x) = 1 mm Substituting the values in the formula given above we get, Hence, least count of the vernier callipers is 0.01cm.

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A vernier has 10 divisions and they are equal to 9 divisions of main scale in length. If the main scale is calibrated in mm, what is its least count?

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