Question

2. 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.

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

Answer 1

A.) 5.8^7
B.) 2.5^-3
C.) conversions. Either convert kilometers to centimeters or vice versa.