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GATE ME 2022 Set 2 — Question 56

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The best size wire is fitted in a groove of a metric screw such that the wire touches the flanks of the thread on the pitch line as shown in the figure. The pitch (pp) and included angle of the thread are 4 mm4\text{ mm} and 60∘60^\circ, respectively. The diameter of the best size wire is ___________ mm (round off to 2 decimal places).
A diagram showing a wire of diameter $d$ placed in a V-thread groove of a metric screw. The wire touches the flanks at the pitch line. Labels include 'Flank', 'Wire', 'Pitch line', an included angle of $60^\circ$, and dimensions $0.25p$ and $0.5p$.
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