There Is No SI Base Unit for Area Because

question 32

Multiple Choice

There is no SI base unit for area because:

• A)an area has no thickness; hence no physical standard can be built
• B)we live in a three (not a two)dimensional world
• C)it is impossible to express square feet in terms of meters
• D)area can be expressed in terms of square meters
• E)area is not an important physical quantity

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