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Units And Measurement

Question
CBSEENPH11016513

A dimensionally correct equation is also numerically correct. Comment on the statement and explain.

Solution

This statement is wrong. A dimensionally correct equation may or may not be numerically correct.
For example, the equation for the angle subtended by an arc of length l of circle of radius r at the center is written as θ = Error converting from MathML to accessible text.

Dimensional formula of θ = [M0L0T0]
Also dimensional formula of (Error converting from MathML to accessible text.) = [M0L0T0]

Therefore the equation is dimensionally correct.
The angle subtended by an arc of length l, circle of radius r, at the center is given by t/r.
Thus, we can say that formula θ = r/l is dimensionally correct but numerically wrong.