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  4. Assertion Special functions such as trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions are dimensionless. Reason A pure number, ratio of similar physical quantities, such as angle and refractive index, has no dimensions.

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Q. Assertion Special functions such as trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions are dimensionless.
Reason A pure number, ratio of similar physical quantities, such as angle and refractive index, has no dimensions.

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Solution:

The arguments of special functions, such as the trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions must be dimensionless.
A pure number, ratio of similar physical quantities, such as angle as the ratio (length/length), refractive index as the ratio of (speed of light in vacuum/speed of light in medium), etc. has no dimensions.
Therefore, Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.