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How large in square meters is the land area of australia (2941526 mi 2)?

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Final answer:

The land area of Australia is roughly 7.62 trillion square meters, calculated by multiplying the area in square miles (2,941,526) by the conversion factor of 2,590,000 square meters per square mile.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking for the conversion of Australia's land area from square miles to square meters. To convert square miles to square meters, we use the conversion factor that 1 square mile is equal to 2.59 square kilometers or 2,590,000 square meters. Therefore, the land area of Australia in square meters is calculated by multiplying the area in square miles by the conversion factor:

2,941,526 mi2 × 2,590,000 m2/mi2 = 7,619,652,340,000 m2

The land area of Australia is approximately 7.62 trillion square meters.

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2941526 mi^2
The first thing you should know to solve this problem is the following conversion:
1mi = 1609.34m
Applying the conversion we have:
2941526 * (1609.34 / 1) ^ 2 = 7.61848E + 12 m ^ 2
Answer:
The land area of Australia in square meters is:
7.61848E + 12 m ^ 2
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