dividing meters by second: i got 0.41 meters/0.345 seconds. is the result just 1.188?
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Dr.Peterson
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Yes, this represents a speed of 1.188 meters per second. Why did you doubt it?
(But this is not an equation, much less a differential equation! I'd just call it arithmetic.)
(But this is not an equation, much less a differential equation! I'd just call it arithmetic.)
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I would say "No, the result is NOT just 1.188" The result is "1.188 meters per second".
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When doing a Physics problem you always need to use the units. The units are really part of the quantity, kind of like direction is part of a vector..41 / .345 = 1.188405797.....
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I just read up on this topic. Very interesting.damn thanks a lot you guys, if any of you were wondering i was doing Reactive Strength Index. So i guess there isnt any units, but thanks for the quick replies
I still don't like dropping the units. ? (I'm something of a purist.)
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Frankly, I don't know what a "Reactive Strength index" is but the question in the first post was about "0.14 meters divided by 0.345 seconds" with does have units of "meter per second". If you are doing further calculations to find this "Reactive Strength index", which is unitless, you should still look at the units of the intermediate calculations to see that they do cancel.damn thanks a lot you guys, if any of you were wondering i was doing Reactive Strength Index. So i guess there isnt any units, but thanks for the quick replies