THE PRACTICE STUDIO
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PRACTICE / Micrometer screw gauge
A stack carries one zero offset
A micrometer indicates 2.38 mm for 30 identical sheets stacked together. Its signed closed-face indication is −0.02 mm.
What is the inferred average sheet thickness?
Organize the givens & assumptions
- 30 sheets
- Indicated stack = 2.38 mm
- z = −0.02 mm
Exact sheet count; negligible trapped air, compression and sheet variation; stable additive calibration offset.
- A
- B
- C
- D
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