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STEP 6: DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS PART 1How many seconds are in a year? __________________________Dimensional analysis is a method that is used to _______________________________________________________STEPS TO DIMENSIONAL ANALYSISEX #1 : How many seconds are in day?1.) What are you trying to figure out? What units do you want your answer in?2.) What do you know? (Write down any conversion factors you know).3.) Pick a starting factor4.) Solve – make sure you end with the units you are looking for. Cross off/cancel any units. Multiply across the top andmultiple across the bottom. Then divide.5.) Ask yourself if your answer makes senseEX #2 : How many hours are in year?1.) What are you trying to figure out? What units do you want your answer in?2.) What do you know? (Write down any conversion factors you know).23