Question

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) 5.8x1
`0^(7)` km
b) 2.5x1
`0^(-3) cm`
c) Convert the measurements to one unit.