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The vernier scale of an instrument has 50 divisions which coincide with 49 main scale divisions. If each main scale division is 0.5 mm, then using the instrument what would be the minimum inaccuracy in the measurement of distance?

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Least counter of Vernier Callipers =1MSD -1 VSD
`thereforeL.C.=1MSD-49/50 MSD=1/50MSD`
`=1/50times0.5=0.01m.m`
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