JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2010

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    The potential energy of a particle varies with distance x from fixed a origin as \[v=\left( \frac{A\sqrt{x}}{x+B} \right);\] where, A and B are constants. The dimensions f AB are

    A)  \[\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ M}{{\text{L}}^{\text{5/2}}}{{\text{T}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{ }\!\!]\!\!\text{ }\]                        

    B)  \[\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ M}{{\text{L}}^{\text{2}}}{{\text{T}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{ }\!\!]\!\!\text{ }\]            

    C)         \[\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ }{{\text{M}}^{3/2}}{{\text{L}}^{\text{3/2}}}{{\text{T}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{ }\!\!]\!\!\text{ }\]               

    D)         \[\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ M}{{\text{L}}^{7/2}}{{\text{T}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{ }\!\!]\!\!\text{ }\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Given, \[v=\frac{A\sqrt{x}}{x+B}\]                                           ?(i) Dimensions of \[v=\] dimensions of potential energy     \[=[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\] Dimensions of\[B=\]dimensions of\[x=[{{M}^{0}}L{{T}^{0}}]\] \[\therefore \,\,\text{Dimensions}\,\text{of}\,\text{A}\]          \[=\frac{\text{dimension}\,\text{of}\,v\times \text{dimensions}\,\text{of}\,(x+B)}{\text{dimensions}\,\text{of}\sqrt{x}}\] \[=\frac{[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\,[{{M}^{0}}L{{T}^{0}}]}{[{{M}^{0}}{{L}^{1/2}}{{T}^{0}}]}=[M{{L}^{5/2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\] Hence, dimensions of AB \[=[M{{L}^{5/2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\,[{{\text{M}}^{0}}\text{L}{{\text{T}}^{0}}]=[M{{L}^{7/2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\]


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