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Exercise 3 In an equation y mx+c; y and x have dimensions of length and c is constant. What are the dimensions of m' A. Mass B. Length C. Time D. m is Dimensionless
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Exercise 3 In an equation y mx+c; y and x have dimensions of length and c is constant. What are the dimensions of m'

A. Mass
B. Length
C. Time
D. m is Dimensionless

Exercise 3 In an equation y mx+c; y and x have dimensions of length and c is constant-example-1
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Answer:

D. m is Dimensionless

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a straight line is given as:

y = mx + c

Dimension of y = l

x = l

c has no dimension

So;

if we do a dimensional analysis:

L = m L + 0

m = 1

So, m has no dimension

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