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Chapter 1, Problem 31QP
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To determine
The scientific notation of the given number.
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To determine
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(c)
To determine
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1. Number 0.02010 has how many significant figures?
a. 2
b. 3
C. 4
d. 5
e. Could be 3 or 4.
2. Which of the following numbers is written in correct scientific notation?
a. 56.4 x 102
b. 0.192 x 105
C. 2.34 x 10-34
d. 9.19 x 10-3.1
e. 8.29 x 10-3
3. When a ball is thrown vertically upwards in the air, acceleration the ball experiences:
a. Increases.
b. Decreases.
C. Increases, and then decreases.
d. Decreases, and then increases.
e. Remains the same.
4. Two cars, A and B, travel in the same direction on a highway. At one moment, car A has
a greater velocity than car B. This means at that moment:
a. Acceleration of car A is greater than that of car B.
b. Acceleration of car A is less than that of car B.
c. Acceleration of both cars are equal.
d. Only the magnitudes of the acceleration of both cars are equal.
e. There is not enough information to draw any conclusions regarding…
Express in scientific notation
(3 significant figures)
a) 56,000
b)0.000857
c) 29
d) 645.8
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3. Write down the following numbers in scientific notation accurate to three significant figures:
(a) 43 000 000
(b) 0. 000000366400
(c) 145 090 000
(d) 0.000800000
4. Using scientific notation, solve the following:
Chapter 1 Solutions
21st Century Astronomy
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