(a) What is the derived SI unit for energy ? (b) Determine in terms of SI base units the units associated with the following energy equations and hence determine what is the combination of base SI units for energy. (i) E = mc2 (ii) PE = mgh (iii) KE = 0.5mv2 (c) Explain why SI prefixes are useful to the metric system. Produce a table of the most common prefixes used in engineering and their common notation.

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(a) What is the derived SI unit for energy ?
(b) Determine in terms of SI base units the units associated with the following
energy equations and hence determine what is the combination of base SI
units for energy.
(i) E = mc2
(ii) PE = mgh
(iii) KE = 0.5mv2
(c) Explain why SI prefixes are useful to the metric system. Produce a table of
the most common prefixes used in engineering and their common notation.

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