Hey there!
• QUESTION READS….
“The radius of the Earth is approximately 6,370 kilometers. What is the distance in scientific notation?”
• THE QUESTION ASKED IN EASIER WAYS
“The SPACE of Earth is about 6,370 km (kilometers). What is the length of the the Earth in scientific notation?”
• GETTING TO KNOW SCIENTIFIC NOTATION…..
It’s the writing of a number in a certain term of a product of an thing anywhere between the numbers 1 - 10 and the other thing is at the power of the number 10
• ANSWERING THE QUESTION BY DOING PROCESS OF ELIMINATION….
Option A.
637 km × 10^2 kn
= 637 km × 10 km × 10 km
= 637 km × 100 km
= 63,700 km
Option A. is incorrect because it is too big.
Option B.
6.37 km × 10^3 km
= 6.37 km × 10 km × 10 km × 10 km
= 6.37 km × 100 km × 10 km
= 6.37 km × 1,000 km
= 6,370 km
Option B. could possibly be your answer
Option C.
637 km × 10^1 km
= 637 km × 10 km
= 6,370 km
Option C. could also possibly be your answer.
Option D.
63.7 km × 10^2 km
= 63.7 km × 10 km × 10 km
= 63.7 km × 100 km
= 6,370 km
Option D. could also possibly be your answer along with B - C.
This is a tricky answer because we have MORE THAN one result.
So, we will just ELIMINATE A, C, D to make it easier.
Thus, we will say your result is:
Option B. 6.37 × 10^3 kilometers
Good luck on your assignment & enjoy your day!
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