L.C. of Vernier calipers
=Totaldivisonsvernierscale1mainscaledivision
=100.1=0.01cm
Reading of Vernier calipers
=M.S.R.+(L.C)×vsdivisions.
d1=0.5+0.01×8
d2=0.5+0.01×4
d3=0.5+0.01×6
∴ Measured diameter are respectively
0.58cm0.54cm,0.56cm
∴averagediameter=30.58+0.54+0.56
=31.68=0.56
Negative zero error is added in the average diameter to get the corrected diameter
∴correcteddiameter=0.56−(−0.03)
=0.56+0.03=0.59cm