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GK QUESTION#3110

Which of the following is the physical quantity for the expression arc/radius?

  1. ASurface tension
  2. BVelocity
  3. CLinear momentum
  4. DPlane angleCorrect answer
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D. Plane angle

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The plane angle in radians is the arc length divided by the radius when both lengths use the same unit. The ratio is dimensionless, with the special SI unit name radian. A solid angle instead has the unit steradian.

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