Derived Quantities

A derived quantity is a Physics quantity that is not a base quantity. It is the

quantities which derived from the base quantities through multiplying and/or
dividing them.Example
(Speed is derived from dividing distance by time.)
Derived Unit
he derived unit is a combination of base units through multiplying and/or
dividing them.
Unit Conversion
Area and Volume
Example 2
Convert the unit of length, area and volume below to the units given.
a) 7.2 m = ____________cm
b) 0.32 m
2
= ____________cm
2
c) 0.0012 m
3
= ____________cm
3
d) .! cm =
____________m
e) 30 cm
2
= ____________m
2
f) "000 cm
3
= ____________m
3
Answer
a) !." m # !." $ %&
"
cm
b) &.'" m
"
# &.'" $ %&
(
cm
"
# '." $ %&
'
cm
"
c) &.&&%" m
'
# &.&&%" $ %&
)
cm
'
# %." $ %&
'
cm
'
d) *.) cm # *.) $ %&
+"
m
e) '*& cm
"
# '*& $ %&
+(
m
"
# '.* $ %&
+"
m
"
f) (*&&& cm
'
# (*&&& $ %&
+)
m
'
# (.* $ %&
+"
m
'
Speed
Example 3
Com#lete the following unit conversion
a) 12 $mh
%1
= __________ ms
%1

b) 12 ms
%1
= __________ $mh
%1