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N divisions on the main scale of a vernier calliper coincide with (N + 1) divisions of the vernier scale.If each division ofmain scale is 'a’ units, then the least count of the instrument is

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a

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`a/N`

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`N/(N+1)xxa`

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`a/(N+1)`

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