The average distance from the sun to the planet Mercury is about 58,000,000 km. The diameter of a human hair is about 0.0025 cm.

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The average distance from the sun to the planet Mercury is about 58,000,000 km. The diameter of a human hair is about 0.0025 cm.

Part A) What is the distance from the sun to Mercury written in scientific notation?
Part B) What is the diameter of a human hair written in scientific notation?
Part C) In comparing the measurements in Parts (a) and (b), what else must be done before a comparison is made?

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Vodka 5 months 2021-08-04T13:30:29+00:00 2 Answers 66 views 0

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  1. Orla
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    2021-08-04T13:31:30+00:00
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    Answer:

    58,000,000 km

    Step-by-step explanation:

  2. nguyetanh
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    2021-08-04T13:31:47+00:00
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    Answer:

    Distance of Sun and Mercury = 58,000,000 km.

    In Scientific notation, it would be: 5.8 × 10⁷ Km

    Diameter of a human hair = 0.0025 cm

    In scientific notation, it would be: 2.5 × 10⁻³ cm

    Before Comparison, we need to bring  to  or vice-versa, so we can easily calculate then, here, we will go from cm to Km.

    2.5 × 10⁻³ × 10⁻⁵ Km = 2.5 × 10⁻⁸

    Now, we can compare the values,  

    5.8 × 10⁷ Km > 2.5 × 10⁻⁸

    [ reason. – power of smaller number is in negative, it means, it is denominator, which would be very small as compared to other ]

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