College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.6 - Dimensional Analysis - Checkpoint - Page 12: 1.6

Answer

We can multiply and divide two quantities with different dimensions, but we can not add or subtract two quantities when they have different dimensions.

Work Step by Step

We can multiply and divide two quantities with different dimensions, but we can only add and subtract two quantities when they have the same dimensions. We can not add or subtract two quantities when they have different dimensions.
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