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A physical quantity `x` depends on quantities `y and z` as follows : ` x = Ay + B tan ( C z)`, where `A , B and C` are constants. Which of the followings do not have the same dimensions?

A

` x and B`

B

`C and z^(-1)`

C

`y and B//A`

D

` x and A`

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To solve the question step by step, we need to analyze the given equation and the dependencies of the physical quantities involved. ### Step 1: Analyze the given equation The equation provided is: \[ x = Ay + B \tan(Cz) \] Here, \( A \), \( B \), and \( C \) are constants, and \( y \) and \( z \) are physical quantities. ### Step 2: Identify the dimensions of each term 1. **Dimension of \( x \)**: Since \( x \) is a physical quantity, it has its own dimension, which we will denote as \([x]\). 2. **Dimension of \( y \)**: Let the dimension of \( y \) be denoted as \([y]\). 3. **Dimension of \( z \)**: Let the dimension of \( z \) be denoted as \([z]\). ### Step 3: Analyze the term \( B \tan(Cz) \) - The term \( \tan(Cz) \) is a trigonometric function, and it is dimensionless. Therefore, the argument \( Cz \) must also be dimensionless. - This implies that the dimensions of \( C \) and \( z \) must satisfy: \[ [C][z] = 1 \] Thus, we can write: \[ [C] = [z]^{-1} \] ### Step 4: Analyze the term \( Ay \) - The term \( Ay \) must also have the same dimension as \( x \): \[ [x] = [A][y] \] From this, we can express the dimension of \( A \): \[ [A] = \frac{[x]}{[y]} \] ### Step 5: Analyze the dimension of \( B \) - Since \( B \tan(Cz) \) must also have the same dimension as \( x \), we can write: \[ [x] = [B][\tan(Cz)] \] Since \( \tan(Cz) \) is dimensionless, we have: \[ [B] = [x] \] ### Step 6: Compare the dimensions Now we have: - \( [A] = \frac{[x]}{[y]} \) - \( [B] = [x] \) - \( [C] = [z]^{-1} \) ### Step 7: Determine which dimensions do not match From the above analysis: - The dimensions of \( x \) and \( B \) are the same: \([x]\). - The dimensions of \( A \) and \( x \) are different because \( [A] \) depends on \( [y] \). - The dimensions of \( C \) and \( z \) are also different since \( [C] \) is the inverse of \( [z] \). Thus, the quantities that do not have the same dimensions are \( A \), \( x \), and \( B \). ### Conclusion The correct answer to the question is that the dimensions of \( A \) do not match with those of \( x \) and \( B \).

To solve the question step by step, we need to analyze the given equation and the dependencies of the physical quantities involved. ### Step 1: Analyze the given equation The equation provided is: \[ x = Ay + B \tan(Cz) \] Here, \( A \), \( B \), and \( C \) are constants, and \( y \) and \( z \) are physical quantities. ### Step 2: Identify the dimensions of each term ...
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