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The pitch of a screw gauge is 1 mm and there are 100 divisions on the circular head. While measuring the diameter of a wire, the main scale reads 3 mm and the 55th division is in line with the base line. Find the diameter of the wire. Assume that the screw gauge is free from zero error.

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To find the diameter of the wire using the screw gauge, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the given values - Pitch of the screw gauge = 1 mm - Number of divisions on the circular head (C) = 100 - Main scale reading (MSR) = 3 mm - Vernier scale reading (VSR) = 55th division ...
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