(a) Suppose that the displacement of an object is related to time according to the expression x = Bt2. What are the dimensions of B? O L²/L ✓L T OLX T² O T²/L O L/T O L/T² (b) A displacement is related to time as x = A sin(2лft), where A and fare constants. Find the dimensions of A. (Hint: A trigonometric function appearing in an equation must be dimensionless.) OL/T OLXT O T/L OL OT

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**(a)** Suppose that the displacement of an object is related to time according to the expression \( x = Bt^2 \). What are the dimensions of \( B \)?

- \( \dfrac{L^2}{L} \)
- \(\dfrac{\sqrt{L}}{T} \)
- \( L \times T^2 \)
- \( \dfrac{T^2}{L} \)
- \( \dfrac{L}{T} \)
- \( \dfrac{L}{T^2} \)

**(b)** A displacement is related to time as \( x = A \sin(2\pi f t) \), where \( A \) and \( f \) are constants. Find the dimensions of \( A \). (\textit{Hint: A trigonometric function appearing in an equation must be dimensionless.})

- \( \dfrac{L}{T} \)
- \( L \times T \)
- \( \dfrac{T}{L} \)
- \( L \)
- \( T \)
Transcribed Image Text:**(a)** Suppose that the displacement of an object is related to time according to the expression \( x = Bt^2 \). What are the dimensions of \( B \)? - \( \dfrac{L^2}{L} \) - \(\dfrac{\sqrt{L}}{T} \) - \( L \times T^2 \) - \( \dfrac{T^2}{L} \) - \( \dfrac{L}{T} \) - \( \dfrac{L}{T^2} \) **(b)** A displacement is related to time as \( x = A \sin(2\pi f t) \), where \( A \) and \( f \) are constants. Find the dimensions of \( A \). (\textit{Hint: A trigonometric function appearing in an equation must be dimensionless.}) - \( \dfrac{L}{T} \) - \( L \times T \) - \( \dfrac{T}{L} \) - \( L \) - \( T \)
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