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A particle is moving in one dimension, x, under the influence of force f.
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Its initial position is b.
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Its initial speed is zero.
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And we also know that these constants, p and v, are positive.
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Let's consider the dimensions of the constant v.
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In the formula for f, v is added to the speed, little b.
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So we know that this constant v needs to have the same units as the speed.
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Okay, so speed has units of meters per second.
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So the dimension of the constant v is meters per second.
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Now let's consider the dimension of the constant p.
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F equals negative p divided by constant v plus the speed.
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The dimension of force f is the newton, which is equal to kilogram times meter per second squared.
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So we know that the dimension of p divided by the constant v plus speed needs to have these units.
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As we determined in part a, the units for the denominator, constant v plus speed, is meters per second.
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So we have that the dimension of p divided by meters per second is equal to kilogram times meter per second squared.
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So let's write this a little more neatly and multiply by meters per second on both sides.
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To get the dimension of p is equal to kilogram times meter per second squared times meter.
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Per second.
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And we get that the dimensions for p is kilogram times meter squared divided by seconds cubed.
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Part c, newton's second law is force equals mass times acceleration.
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Acceleration is the derivative of velocity with respect to time.
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Now we're just dealing with magnitudes here, so this is actually just speed...