Section 1.14  Sample problem: conversions  
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Express the car's acceleration in m/s2, using scientific notation. For an extra challenge, state the result in terameters per second squared.
 

Variables

We will use a to represent the acceleration we are converting.

What is the strategy?

  1. Express the car's acceleration in scientific notation.
  2. Using conversion factors in scientific notation, convert miles to yards and then to meters.
  3. Convert hours squared to minutes squared and then to seconds squared.
  4. Go for the challenge! Convert to terameters.

Conversion factors and prefixes

1 mi = 1760 yd

1 yd = 0.914 m

1 h = 60 min

1 min = 60 s

tera = 1012

Step-by-step solution

 

  
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