Consider the diameter of a spherical object being measured with the help of a Vernier callipers. Suppose its $10$ Vernier Scale Divisions $(V.S.D.)$ are equal to its $9$ Main Scale Divisions $(M.S.D.)$. The least division on the $M.S.$ is $0.1 \ cm$ and the zero of $V.S.$ is at $x=0.1 \ cm$ when the jaws of the Vernier callipers are closed. If the main scale reading for the diameter is $M=5 \ cm$ and the number of the coinciding vernier division is $8$,the measured diameter after zero error correction is: (in $cm$)

  • A
    $5.18$
  • B
    $5.08$
  • C
    $4.98$
  • D
    $5.00$

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