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Show that the equation v2=v02 −2g(y−y0) is dimensionally consistent. (use dimensional analysis)
Given equation is:-

Where ,
: is the final velocity measured in
.
: is the initial velocity measured in
.
: is the acceleration due to gravity measured in 
: is the position (or distance) measured in
(meters).Above physical quantities can be expressed in terms of some basic dimensions given below in SI units,
: Length in
meters (
)
: Time in
seconds (
)Equation is,

The equation contains three terms as, V2, V02 and 2g (y - y0) . In order to have consistency, all the three terms must have same dimensions.
Taking the equation in terms of dimensions as,
:
Velocity =
:
Velocity =
: Acceleration =
: distance = 
:
distance = 
Therefore equation becomes,



As we can see, all the terms have unit of velocity square and have same dimensions. Thus the equation is dimensionally consistent.