The displacement of an object moving under uniform accelerationis some function of time and the acceleration. Supposewe write this displacement as s = kamtn, where k is adimensionless constant. Show by dimensional analysis that thisexpression is satisfied if m = 1 and n = 2. Can the analysis givethe value of k?

The displacement of an object moving under uniform accelerationis some function of time and the acceleration. Supposewe write this displacement as s = kamtn, where k is adimensionless constant. Show by dimensional analysis that thisexpression is satisfied if m = 1 and n = 2. Can the analysis givethe value of k?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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