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The standard value of acceleration due to gravity is taken as 10...

The standard value of acceleration due to gravity is taken as 10 m/s210 \text{ m/s}^{2}. In a newly designed system of units, the unit of length is chosen to be 1 km1 \text{ km}. If the numerical value of gg in this new system is found to be 129600129600, what must be the new unit of time?

Options

  1. A1 hour1 \text{ hour}
  2. B3.6 s3.6 \text{ s}
  3. C12960000 s12960000 \text{ s}
  4. D114 s114 \text{ s}

Correct answer

A. 1 hour1 \text{ hour}

Step-by-step solution

Using the principle of dimensional homogeneity, the magnitude of a physical quantity remains the same in different systems of units: n1u1=n2u2n_1 u_1 = n_2 u_2.

For acceleration, the dimensional formula is [LT−2][LT^{-2}].

Given:
n1=10n_1 = 10, u1=m/s2u_1 = \text{m/s}^{2}
n2=129600n_2 = 129600
L2=1 km=1000 mL_2 = 1 \text{ km} = 1000 \text{ m}

Equating the two:
n1[L1T1−2]=n2[L2T2−2]n_1 [L_1 T_1^{-2}] = n_2 [L_2 T_2^{-2}]
10×(1 m1 s2)=129600×(1000 mT22)10 \times \left(\dfrac{1 \text{ m}}{1 \text{ s}^{2}}\right) = 129600 \times \left(\dfrac{1000 \text{ m}}{T_2^{2}}\right)

Rearranging to solve for T22T_2^{2}:
T22=129600×100010 s2T_2^{2} = \dfrac{129600 \times 1000}{10} \text{ s}^{2}
T22=12960000 s2T_2^{2} = 12960000 \text{ s}^{2}

Taking the square root:
T2=3600 sT_2 = 3600 \text{ s}

Since 1 hour=3600 s1 \text{ hour} = 3600 \text{ s}, the new unit of time is 1 hour1 \text{ hour}.

Answer: 1 hour1 \text{ hour}
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