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Determine the dimensions of velocity (v) and pressure (P).

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M−1LT2M^{-1} L T^2

M1/2L−3/2M^{1/2} L^{-3/2}

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To find the dimensions of nn and xx, we first need to establish the dimensions of the known quantities: velocity (vv) and pressure (PP).

  1. Determine the dimensions of velocity (vv) and pressure (PP).

    The dimension of velocity is length divided by time:

    [v]=[LT−1][v] = [L T^{-1}]

    Pressure is defined as force per unit area. Force (FF) has dimensions of mass times acceleration (F=maF=ma), so [F]=[MLT−2][F] = [M L T^{-2}]. Area (AA) has dimensions of length squared, [A]=[L2][A] = [L^2].
    Therefore, the dimension of pressure is:

    [P]=[F][A]=[MLT−2][L2]=[ML−1T−2][P] = \frac{[F]}{[A]} = \frac{[M L T^{-2}]}{[L^2]} = [M L^{-1} T^{-2}]
  2. Apply the principle of dimensional homogeneity to the terms inside the square root.

    For terms to be added or subtracted, they must have the same dimensions. In the expression P+1n\sqrt{P + \frac{1}{n}}, the terms PP and 1n\frac{1}{n} must have the same dimensions.
    So, the dimension of 1n\frac{1}{n} must be equal to the dimension of PP:

    [1n]=[P]\left[\frac{1}{n}\right] = [P] [n]−1=[ML−1T−2][n]^{-1} = [M L^{-1} T^{-2}]

    To find the dimension of nn, we take the reciprocal:

    [n]=[M−1LT2][n] = [M^{-1} L T^2]

    The dimension of P+1nP + \frac{1}{n} is therefore also [ML−1T−2][M L^{-1} T^{-2}].

  3. Determine the dimension of the numerator P+1n\sqrt{P + \frac{1}{n}}.

    Since [P+1n]=[ML−1T−2][P + \frac{1}{n}] = [M L^{-1} T^{-2}], the dimension of the square root is:

    [P+1n]=[ML−1T−2]=[M1/2L−1/2T−1]\left[\sqrt{P + \frac{1}{n}}\right] = \sqrt{[M L^{-1} T^{-2}]} = [M^{1/2} L^{-1/2} T^{-1}]
  4. Use the full equation to find the dimension of xx.

    The given equation is v=P+1nxv = \frac{\sqrt{P + \frac{1}{n}}}{x}.
    We can write this in terms of dimensions:

    [v]=[P+1n][x][v] = \frac{\left[\sqrt{P + \frac{1}{n}}\right]}{[x]}

    Rearranging to solve for [x][x]:

    [x]=[P+1n][v][x] = \frac{\left[\sqrt{P + \frac{1}{n}}\right]}{[v]}

    Substitute the dimensions we found:

    [x]=[M1/2L−1/2T−1][LT−1][x] = \frac{[M^{1/2} L^{-1/2} T^{-1}]}{[L T^{-1}]} [x]=[M1/2L−1/2−1T−1−(−1)][x] = [M^{1/2} L^{-1/2 - 1} T^{-1 - (-1)}] [x]=[M1/2L−3/2T0][x] = [M^{1/2} L^{-3/2} T^0] [x]=[M1/2L−3/2][x] = [M^{1/2} L^{-3/2}]

    The dimensions are:
    Dimension of nn: M−1LT2\boxed{M^{-1} L T^2}
    Dimension of xx: M1/2L−3/2\boxed{M^{1/2} L^{-3/2}}

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