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Q.

A student measuring the diameter of a pencil of circular cross-section with the help of a Vernier scale records the following four readings 5.50 mm, 5.55 mm, 5.45 mm;  5.65 mm.  The average of these four readings is 5.5375 mm and the standard deviation of the data is 0.07395 mm.  The average diameter of the pencil should therefore be recorded as :

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a

5.5375±0.0740mm

b

5.538±0.074mm

c

5.5375±0.0739mm

d

5.54±0.07mm

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

As significant figures in each measurement is 3, the diameter should be recorded in three significant figures.
  key is option (3).

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A student measuring the diameter of a pencil of circular cross-section with the help of a Vernier scale records the following four readings 5.50 mm, 5.55 mm, 5.45 mm;  5.65 mm.  The average of these four readings is 5.5375 mm and the standard deviation of the data is 0.07395 mm.  The average diameter of the pencil should therefore be recorded as :