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To find the distance d over which a signal can be seen clearly in foggy conditions, a railways engineer uses dimensional analysis and assumes that the distance depends on the mass density `rho` of the fog, intensity `("power"//"area")` S of the light from the signal and its frequency f. The engineer finds that d is proportional to `S^(1//n)`. The value of n is.

A

4

B

2

C

3

D

1

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The correct Answer is:
C
Let `dproprho^(x)S^(y)f^(z)` or `d=krho^(x)S^(y)f^(z)`
where k is a dimensionless constant and x,y and z are the exponents.
Writings dimenions on both sides, we get
`[M^(0)LT^(0)]=[ML^(-3)T^(0)]^(x)[ML^(0)T^(-3)]^(y)[M^(0)L^(0)T^(-1)]^(z)`
`[M^(0)LT^(0)]=M^(x+y)L^(-3x)T^(-3y-z)]`
applying the principle of homogeneity of dimensions,
we get ltBrgt `x+y=0` . . . (i)
`-3x=1` . . . .(ii)
`-3-z=0` . . . (iii)
Solving eqns. (i), (ii) and (iii), we get
`x=-(1)/(3),y=(1)/(3),z=-1,` as `dpropS^(1//3)`
`thereforen=3`
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