Direction On Doing Math Via Dimensional Analysis

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3b.
  1. Find the know info that is not a conversion factor (has 2 units) and write it down. If your only known has two units, align the units so that they are the way you want them in unknown.
  2. Make a (----) so you can cancel the unit you have to the units you want.
    1. This may require more than one (----) thereby needing intermediate units.
    2. Rules to cancel units: if undesired unit on top, you put unit on bottom of (----) and if it is on the bottom you put undesired unit on top of (----).


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