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A speck of dust in an electron microscope is 1.2 * 102 millimeters wide.The image is 5 * 102 times larger than the actual size. How many millimeters wide is the actual speck of dust?

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Answer:

6.0×10⁴mm

Explanation:

A speck of dust in an electron microscope is 1.2 * 102 millimeters wide.The image is 5 * 102 times larger than the actual size. How many millimeters wide is the actual speck of dust?

Given

Length of microscope = 1.2×10²mm

If the image is 5×10² larger

Width of the image = 5×10²(1.2×10²)

Width of the image = 5×1.2(10⁴)

Width of the image = 6.0×10⁴mm

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