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UrbanXrisis
Nov8-04, 10:06 PM
Does 32.7s^-1=3.27s ?
Justin Lazear
Nov8-04, 10:08 PM
Assuming that s is seconds, no.
s^-1 can't equal s.
--J
UrbanXrisis
Nov8-04, 10:11 PM
32.7s^-1=1/3.27s ?
Does 32.7s^-1=3.27s ?
Yes. E.g. if s = \sqrt {10}
:smile:
Skomatth
Nov8-04, 10:16 PM
32.7s^{-1} = \frac{32.7}{s}
32.7s^-1=1/3.27s ?
is the exponent for the unit, or the number?
if it is for the number
(1/32.7) s
if its for the unit, it would indicate (1/s) which to me means per second.
Justin Lazear
Nov8-04, 10:16 PM
32.7 s^-1 = 32.7/s
If you want the magnitude in the denominator, you have to write,
\frac{32.7}{s} = \frac{1}{\frac{s}{32.7}} = \frac{1}{.3058s}
-J
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