Canceling units is also called: a. changing the value c. multiplication b. unit analysis d. making connections
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Canceling units is also called unit analysis.
This is also called dimensional analysis.
What is a unit of analysis in statistics?
- The unit of analysis is the entity that you're analyzing. It's called this because it's your analysis (what you want to examine) that determines what this unit is, rather than the data itself.
- Because it is the analysis you do in your study that determines what the unit is.
- For instance, if you are comparing the children in two classrooms on achievement test scores, the unit is the individual child because you have a score for each child.
For example -
1 ft = 12 in
3 ft =
3 ft = ( 3 * 12 ) in ⇒ 36 in
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This problem is a problem using
d = r * t
First part of the trip
d = 96 miles
r = ??
t = ??
Second part of the trip
d = 15 miles
r = r - 5
t = 4 - t
Solve for r first.
96/r + 15/(r - 5) = 4 hours multiply through by r and r - 5
96(r - 5) + 15r = 4*(r - 5)(r) Remove the brackets on the left
96r - 480 + 15r = 4*r*(r - 5) Collect like terms on the left.
111r - 480 = 4r(r - 5) Remove the brackets on the right.
111r - 480 = 4r^2 - 20r Bring the left side over to the right side.
0 = 4r^2 - 20r - 111r + 480 Collect like terms.
0 = 4r^2 - 131r + 480
The only way I could do this was to use the quadratic equation.
x = (131 + 97.38)/8
x = 28.55
x = (131 - 97.37)/8
x = 4.20
4.2 isn't going to work because the slower speed has to be larger than 5, otherwise you will get a negative speed (as this solution will give), so 4.20 is an extraneous solution.
r = 28.55 for the first part of the trip and
r = 23.55 for the second part of the trip.
Check.
Let's see if the times add up to 4
d/r = t
96/28.55 = 3.36
15/22.75 = 0.64
The times do = 4, so the rates are correct.
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r1 = 28.55 for the 96 mile trip.
r2 = 23.55 for the 15 mile trip.
d = r * t
First part of the trip
d = 96 miles
r = ??
t = ??
Second part of the trip
d = 15 miles
r = r - 5
t = 4 - t
Solve for r first.
96/r + 15/(r - 5) = 4 hours multiply through by r and r - 5
96(r - 5) + 15r = 4*(r - 5)(r) Remove the brackets on the left
96r - 480 + 15r = 4*r*(r - 5) Collect like terms on the left.
111r - 480 = 4r(r - 5) Remove the brackets on the right.
111r - 480 = 4r^2 - 20r Bring the left side over to the right side.
0 = 4r^2 - 20r - 111r + 480 Collect like terms.
0 = 4r^2 - 131r + 480
The only way I could do this was to use the quadratic equation.
a = 4
b = - 131
c = 480
x = (131 + 97.38)/8
x = 28.55
x = (131 - 97.37)/8
x = 4.20
4.2 isn't going to work because the slower speed has to be larger than 5, otherwise you will get a negative speed (as this solution will give), so 4.20 is an extraneous solution.
r = 28.55 for the first part of the trip and
r = 23.55 for the second part of the trip.
Check.
Let's see if the times add up to 4
d/r = t
96/28.55 = 3.36
15/22.75 = 0.64
The times do = 4, so the rates are correct.
Answers
r1 = 28.55 for the 96 mile trip.
r2 = 23.55 for the 15 mile trip.