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A vernier scale is preferred to a diagonal scale where the requirement is

  • A.greater precision than the diagonal construction gives
  • B.the measurement of only two successive units
  • C.a scale that needs no construction at all
  • D.the setting out of angles rather than lengths

Answer: A

Correct answer: greater precision than the diagonal construction gives

A vernier resolves finer than a diagonal scale of comparable size, because the resolution depends on the difference between two nearly equal divisions rather than on how finely a line can be subdivided by eye. The price is that it must be made and read with greater care, and a misread coincidence gives a wrong answer with no warning.

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