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I. Multiple Choice Questions · Q7

Q.Which of the following pairs of physical quantities have same dimension?

(a) force and power
(b) torque and energy
(c) torque and power
(d) force and torque
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Step 1. Torque == force ×\times distance ⇒[MLT−2][L]=[ML2T−2]\Rightarrow[MLT^{-2}][L]=[ML^2T^{-2}].

Step 2. Energy (work) == force ×\times distance ⇒[MLT−2][L]=[ML2T−2]\Rightarrow[MLT^{-2}][L]=[ML^2T^{-2}].

Step 3. Both reduce to the identical dimensional formula [ML2T−2][ML^2T^{-2}], even though physically one is a vector-like turning effect (torque, unit N m) and the other is a scalar (energy, unit J) -- dimensional analysis alone cannot tell them apart (limitation 2 of the method). …

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