Units and Measurement

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Question
CBSEENPH110024915

Fill up 3.0 m/s2 = ___km/hr2

Solution

Here we have to convert m/s2 into km/h2

1 km = 1000 m

1 m = 10-3 km

1 hour = 60 min = 60 × 60 sec
or 1 sec =  wiredfaculty.com  h

Substituting the above values

3 m s-2 = 3 × 10-3 km ×  wiredfaculty.com  h-2

= 38880 km-h-2h

= 3.88 × 104 km h-2

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Question
CBSEENPH110024927

E, m, L, G denote energy, mass, angular momentum & gravitation constant respectively. The dimensions of EL EL2M5G2

Solution

dimension of energy  = ML2T-2mMLML2T-1GM-1L3T-2dimension of EL2M5G2M0L0T0dimension less means angle

Question
CBSEENPH11016190

What is measurement?

Solution

Measurement is the process of attaching a numeric value to an aspect of a natural phenomenon. Measurement is making the quantitative knowledge of a physical quantity. 

Question
CBSEENPH11016191

What is the need of measurement?

Solution

To get the complete knowledge of any physical quantity, measurement is needed. Measurement of any physical quantity involves comparison with a certain basic, arbitrarily chosen, internationally accepted reference standard called unit. Knowledge without measurement is incomplete and unsatisfactory.