Dimensional analysis, also known as factor-label method or unit-factor method, is a method used to convert one unit to a different unit.
Dimensional Analysis is a very basic aspect of measurement and has many applications such as in applied physics.
There are seven steps to do dimensional analysis:
1.35 kilometers per second= ? miles per hour
So first we identify the starting factor:
1.35 km/second * 0.621 miles/km = 0.838 miles/sec (the km cancel out)
Next, we need to convert from seconds into hours. There are 60 second in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour, so there are 60*60=3600 second/hour. Thus,
0.838 miles/second * 3600 second/hour = 3019.86 miles/hour.
Grade: 9
Subject: Advanced Placement (AP)
Chapter: Dimensional analysis
Keywords: Dimensional analysis
