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The position of a particle at time tt is given by the relation l=v0α(1eαt)l = \frac{v_0}{\alpha}(1 - e^{\alpha t}), where v0v_0 is a constant and α>0\alpha > 0. The dimensions of v0v_0 and α\alpha are respectively

A

[M0L1T1][M^0 L^1 T^{-1}] and [T1][T^{-1}]

B

[M0L1T0][M^0 L^1 T^0] and [T1][T^{-1}]

C

[M0L1T1][M^0 L^1 T^{-1}] and [LT2][L T^{-2}]

D

[M0L1T1][M^0 L^1 T^{-1}] and [T][T]

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the principle of dimensional homogeneity, the argument of an exponential function must be dimensionless. Therefore, the dimension of αt\alpha t is [M0L0T0][M^0 L^0 T^0]. [α][t]=[M0L0T0]    [α][T]=1    [α]=[T1][\alpha][t] = [M^0 L^0 T^0] \implies [\alpha][T] = 1 \implies [\alpha] = [T^{-1}]. Also, the equation must be dimensionally consistent, meaning the dimension of the left-hand side (ll) must be equal to the dimension of the right-hand side (v0α\frac{v_0}{\alpha}). [l]=[v0][α][l] = \frac{[v_0]}{[\alpha]} [L]=[v0][T1]    [v0]=[L][T1]=[M0L1T1][L] = \frac{[v_0]}{[T^{-1}]} \implies [v_0] = [L][T^{-1}] = [M^0 L^1 T^{-1}]. Thus, the dimensions of v0v_0 and α\alpha are [M0L1T1][M^0 L^1 T^{-1}] and [T1][T^{-1}] respectively.

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