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Which measurement of length is the smallest?

A- 9x10–6 m
B- 7x10–5 m
C- 7 x101 m
D- 9x102 m

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B 7×10=70-5=65 metre this is the correct answer
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The first thing we will do for this case is to define the scientific notation:

It is a way of writing numbers that accommodate values too large or too small to be written in a conventional manner.

A number written in scientific notation follows the following pattern:


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Where,

The number m is called "mantissa" and e the "order of magnitude"

The smallest length then, is one that has the smallest order of magnitude:


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Answer:

The measurement of length that is the smallest is:


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option A

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