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Physics - Dimensional Analysis?
Work has dimensions = ML² / T²
and is interchangeabe with Energy,
which has the same dimensions.
Name one other quantity that has
these same dimensions. (a)
Explain why this quantity
is *not interchangeable* with
the first two. (b)
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- kuiperbelt2003Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
the units of torque are force x distance which gives you units of
ML/T^2 x L = ML^2/T^2
torque is a vector, whereas work and energy are scalars; the two cannot be interchanged
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