Question

A Figure 1.10
2.
A pair of vernier calipers is used to measure the
diameter of a ball bearing. What is the reading
of the vernier calipers shown in Figure 1.11?
8.93-
=8
3
0 5 10
0
5
10
A Figure 1.11​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the case of the caliper shown in Fig. 1, the smallest measurement on the main scale is 0.1 cm or 1 mm. The vernier scale can read to 0.05 mm. So using both scales, the width can be read to the nearest 0.005 cm (or 0.05 mm).