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Weight has same dimension and unit as force. Distance has same dimension and unit as displacement. So weight * distance has same dimension and unit as force * displacement.
Force * displacement is work done by the force. Work divided by time to do the work is Power. So weight * distance divided by time also has same dimension and unit as Power although it is not power.
S.I. unit of weight * distance divided by time is Newton *meter/second or Nms-1 (in abbr.)
It's dimensions are 1, 2, -3 in mass, length and time respectively.
Note that given quantity's unit can't be joule/second or watt because weight * distance is not work done, only unit and dimension are same1 .
1. Two physical quantities may have same dimensions and units but that doesn't mean they refer to same quantity.
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I understand distance divided by time is the formula to calculate work How can I show an example to apply the formula?
Work is not defined as distance/time, but rather: work= force x distance Distance divided by time will give you velocity. Displacement (or distance traveled) = velocity x time
How do i solve distance rate time promblems?
The formula is Distance=Rate x Time (or distance equals rate multiplied by time). When you take this into account, you can manipulate it to solve for rate or time instead of distance. In other words, you could rewrite it as Rate= Distance/Time (rate equals distance divided by time) and Time= Distance/Rate (time equals distance divided by rate) in case they ask for what the Rate or Time is instead of Distance.
What Speed with distance is called?
speed divided by distance is time; or distance equals speed x time. Not sure of your question, but If speed is associated with direction, then it is called velocity, which is a vector, whereas speed is a scalarquantity
Finding distance given the average speed?
Use the formula: distance = time x speed.Use the formula: distance = time x speed.Use the formula: distance = time x speed.Use the formula: distance = time x speed.
What is dimension of power?
The dimension of power is (energy / time)= (force x distance) / time= (mass x distance / time2) x distance / time= mass x distance2 / time3= ML2T-3
