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172 Chapter Two. Vector Spaces<br />

(b) Produce an equation that is not dimensionally homogeneous (i.e., it adds<br />

apples and oranges) but is nonetheless true of any circle.<br />

(c) The prior item asks for an equation that is complete but not dimensionally<br />

homogeneous. Produce an equation that is dimensionally homogeneous but not<br />

complete.<br />

(Just because the old saying isn’t strictly right doesn’t keep it from being a<br />

useful strategy. Dimensional homogeneity is often used to check the plausibility<br />

of equations used in models. For an argument that any complete equation can<br />

easily be made dimensionally homogeneous, see [Bridgman], Chapter I, especially<br />

page 15.)

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