Question

To three significant digits, the probe is 106m from the center of Venus. What would the probe be...

a)10.6m
b)1.06m
c)1060m
d)1.06×10 m

Answer 1

The probe would be 1.06 × 10^6 m from the center of Venus.

Step-by-step explanation:

The probe is 106m from the center of Venus, which can be represented as 1.06 ×10 m. Therefore, the correct option would be d) 1.06 × 106 m. This is because the number needs to be written in scientific notation to three significant digits, where the coefficient should be between 1 and 9.9 (inclusive) and the power of 10 is determined by the number of decimal places moved.