Suppose that two quantities, A and B, have different dimensions. Determine which of the following arithmetic operations could be physically meaningful
(i) A + B
(ii) A/B
(iii) B - A
(iv) AB
1.(iv) only
2.(ii) only
3.(i) and (iii)
4.(ii) and (iv)
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