The equation of a wave is given by where is the angular velocity, is length and is the linear velocity. The dimension of is:
LT
T
T⁻¹
T²
To find the dimensions of , we utilize the Principle of Homogeneity of dimensions, which states that only physical quantities of the same dimensions can be added or subtracted .
Note: The argument of the sine function, , must be dimensionless. Checking: , which confirms the validity of the equation.
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