Dimension analysis

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I need some tips of the topic mention above.

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by Arua Kelista

I need some tips of the topic mention above.

please be more specific. dimensional analysis as in checking that the units on both sides of an equation agree? or more complex than this?

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by Arua Kelista

I need some tips of the topic mention above.

Are you doing A level Physics or undergraduate study?

Dimensional analysis at A level Physics is not really dimensional analysis, is more like "unit analysis" like what jnsmith describes.

Here is a link to the actual dimensional analysis.
https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_(OpenStax)/Book%3A_University_Physics_I_-_Mechanics_Sound_Oscillations_and_Waves_(OpenStax)/01%3A_Units_and_Measurement/1.05%3A_Dimensional_Analysis
OR
https://isaacphysics.org/concepts/cp_dim_analysis

If you are doing Further Maths, the following may help.
https://sites.google.com/view/tlmaths/home/a-level-further-maths/ocr-mei-mechanics-a-minor/h-dimensional-analysis

If you are doing A level physics, the following may help.
https://isaacphysics.org/pages/step_up_48_text
the following video is the correct way

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