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The mass m of the heaviest stone that can be moved by the water flowing in a river depends on speed (v) of water, density (d) of water and the acceleration due to gravity (g). Find the dimension of velocity on which mass of stone depends.

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6
`malphavd^(b)g(c ) " " a = 6`
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