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(II) The Sun, on average, is 93 million miles from Earth. How many meters is this? Express ($a$) using powers of 10, and ($b$) using a metric prefix (km).
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We know that 1 mile is approximately equal to 1610 meters. Therefore, we can express the distance from the Sun to the Earth in miles as $93 \times 10^{6}$ miles. Show more…
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The Sun, on average, is 93 million miles from Earth. How many meters is this? Express (a) using powers of ten, and (b) using a metric prefix.
(I) The Sun, on average, is 93 million miles from Earth. How many meters is this? Express $(a) \quad$ using powers of ten, and $(b)$ using a metric prefix.
(I) The Sun, on average, is 93 million miles from Earth. How many meters is this? Express (a) using powers of ten, and (b) using a metric prefix.
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