A student measures the thickness of a human hair by looking at it through a microscope of magnification 100. He makes 20 observations and finds that the average width of the hair in the field of view of the microscope is 3.5 mm. What is the estimate on the thickness of hair ?

Explanation

Viewed width of human hair = 3.5 mm
Magnification of microscope = 100
Real width of human hair=?
Magnification `=("viewed width")/("real width")`
Real width `=("viewed width")/("magnification")`
Real width `=(3.5)/(100)=3.5xx10^(-2) mm`