Question

During a lab you measure the height of your graduated cylinder as 5.75 inches. You later read that you were asked to record it in meters. Convert your measurement into meters in order to get full credit on your lab. Express your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

1.4605 x
`10^(-1)` meter.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the standard method of conversion of units:

1 inch = 0.0254 meter

Therefore, 5.75 inches would be:

5.75 x 0.0254

= 0.14605 meter

0.14605 meter in scientific notation would be 1.4605 x
`10^(-1)` meter.

Hence, the 5.75 inches height would be 1.4605 x
`10^(-1)` meter.