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Royce has a Bevel protractor with a damaged vernier scale. What limitation will Royce face if he uses this protractor to measure angles?

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Limitation in the level of possible accuracy of the that can be obtained to mainly whole degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

The angle measurement values are located around the circularly shaped bevel protractor to which a Vernier scale can be attached to increase the accuracy of the angle measurement reading

The accuracy of the bevel protractor is up to 5 arc minutes or 1/12° with the space on the Vernier scale having graduations of 1/12°, such that two spaces on the main scale is 5 arc minutes more than a space on the Vernier scale and the dimensions of the coincidence of the two scale will have an accuracy of up to 1/12°

Therefore, whereby the Vernier scale is damaged, the accuracy will be limited to the accuracy main scale reading in whole degrees.

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