Problem Unit 1

• Thickness of metal sheet is measured with

micrometer screw gauge for five times as
0.623cm,0.624 cm,0.622cm,0.624cm,0.623cm
Calculate average corrected reading ,average
absolute error,and percentage error if zero
error of micrometer is -0.003cm.
 Solution
Zero error is – ve , correction is +ve to obtain corrected
reading add 0.003cm

Zero error = -0.003cm

Xc =X+ 0.003

Given reading X

0.623cm 0.624 cm 0.622cm 0.624cm 0.623cm

Corrected reading Xc=X+Z = X +0.003

0.626cm 0.627cm 0.625cm 0.627cm 0.626cm

 Total Xc = 3.313
Corrected average reading
Xm = 3.131/5=0.6262cm

Absolute error όx=Xc-Xm

Xc -0.6262

0.0002cm 0.0008cm 0.0012cm 0.0008cm 0.0002cm

Average absolute error
=όxavg
 =∑ όx/5=0.00064

Relative error = average absolute error/ mean

R= όxavg /Xm =0.00064/0.6262=0.001022

Percentage error =R * 100= 0.001022 * 100=0.1022

Thickness of metal sheet is measured with micrometer screw
gauge for five times as 0.623cm,0.624
cm,0.622cm,0.624cm,0.623cm Calculate average corrected
reading ,average absolute error,and percentage error if
zero error of micrometer is -0.003cm.
Solution
Zero error is – ve , correction is +ve to obtain corrected
reading add 0.003cm
Zero error = -0.003cm
Xc =X+ 0.003

Given reading X
0.623cm 0.624 cm 0.622cm 0.624cm 0.623cm
Corrected reading Xc=X+Z = X +0.003
0.626cm 0.627cm 0.625cm 0.627cm 0.626cm
Total Xc = 3.313

Corrected average reading Xm = 3.131/5=0.6262cm

Absolute error όx=Xc-Xm =Xc -0.6262

0.0002cm 0.0008cm 0.0012cm 0.0008cm 0.0002cm

Average absolute error =όxavg= ∑ όx/5=0.00064

Relative error = average absolute error/ mean

R= όxavg /Xm =0.00064/0.6262=0.001022

Percentage error =R * 100= 0.001022 * 100=0.1022

Diameter of wire measured by micrometer screw gauge
is 0.345 cm
If the least count of micrometer screw gauge is 0.001cm .
Calculate percentage error
Solution
Percentage error= Average absolute error x 100
Average reading
= Least Count x 100
Reading
=0.001 x 100
0.345
Percentage error = 0.289