The least count of the main scale of a vernier callipers is
. Its vernier scale is divided into
divisions and coincide with
divisions of the main scale. When jaws are touching each other, the
division of vernier scale coincides with a division of main scale and the zero of vernier scale is lying right side of the zero of main scale. When this vernier is used to measure length of a cylinder the zero of the vernier scale between
and
and
coincides with a main scale division. The length of the cylinder is (
is vernier scale division)
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Least count of V.C

Zero error 
positive error
Measured value

Length of Cylinder 


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