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प्रश्न
When does a vernier callipers has the negative error?
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उत्तर
Negative Error: If the zero of the vernier scale is on the left-hand side of zero of the main scale, the error is said to be negative and the correction is said to be positive.

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A screw gauge has 50 divisions on its circular scale and its screw moves by 1 mm on turning it by two revolutions. When the flat end of the screw is in contact with the stud, the zero of the circular scale lies below the base line and 4th division of the circular scale is in line with the base line. Find
(i) The pitch,
(ii) The least count and
(iii) The zero error of the screw gauge
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(b) If the above instrument has a negative error of 0.07 cm, calculate the corrected length.
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Negative zero error
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A vernier caliper using the scale invented by Galileo.
