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प्रश्न
State the formula for calculating the pitch of screw.
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उत्तर
Pitch of screw
= `"Distance moved by thimble on main scale"/"Number of rotations of thimble"`
E.g. If 5 mm is the distance moved by the thimble on the main scale in 5 rotations then,
Pitch = `(5 "mm")/5` = 1 mm
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