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A student measures the thickness of a wire using a screw gauge with a pitch of $1\text{ mm}$ and $100$ divisions on the circular scale. If the zero error is $+0.03\text{ mm}$ and the observed reading is $2.45\text{ mm}$, what is the corrected thickness?

  1. A.$2.42\text{ mm}$
  2. B.$2.48\text{ mm}$
  3. C.$2.45\text{ mm}$
  4. D.$2.43\text{ mm}$
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Correct answer: A$2.42\text{ mm}$

Solution

The corrected reading is given by . Thus, .

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