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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors
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Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...
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![Given that the Diameter of Earth is about 7200 miles, how many Earths would fit across the
Sun?
You turn toward the east, seeing the full moon rising. You find that half of your finger tip at
arm's length also covers the diameter of the Moon! Given that the diameter of the Moon is about
2160 miles, approximately how far from Earth is the Moon in miles and km according to your
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Transcribed Image Text:Given that the Diameter of Earth is about 7200 miles, how many Earths would fit across the
Sun?
You turn toward the east, seeing the full moon rising. You find that half of your finger tip at
arm's length also covers the diameter of the Moon! Given that the diameter of the Moon is about
2160 miles, approximately how far from Earth is the Moon in miles and km according to your
calculations?
![Table 2: Length Units
Millimeters | Centimeters
Meters
Kilometers
Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
km
yd
0.003281 | 0.001094 6.21e-07
0.393701 0.032808 0.010936| 0.000006
3.28084 | 1.093613 | 0.000621
39370.08 3280.84 | 1093.613 0.621371
0.083333 0.027778 0.000016
mm
cm
m
in
ft
mi
0.001
0.01
1
0.1
0.000001
0.03937
10
1
0.00001
1000
1000000
25.4
304.8
914.4
100
100000
0.001
1
0.000025
0.000305
0.000914
39.37008
2.54
30.48
91.44
1000
0.0254
0.3048
0.9144
1
12
36
1
3
0.333333 0.000189
0.000568
1
1609344
160934.4
1609.344
1.609344
63360
5280
1760
1](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F176303ce-2691-4959-913b-51d778f25146%2Fe75b1c41-5999-488a-8498-5248b7f2a541%2Ffqxgztr_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Table 2: Length Units
Millimeters | Centimeters
Meters
Kilometers
Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
km
yd
0.003281 | 0.001094 6.21e-07
0.393701 0.032808 0.010936| 0.000006
3.28084 | 1.093613 | 0.000621
39370.08 3280.84 | 1093.613 0.621371
0.083333 0.027778 0.000016
mm
cm
m
in
ft
mi
0.001
0.01
1
0.1
0.000001
0.03937
10
1
0.00001
1000
1000000
25.4
304.8
914.4
100
100000
0.001
1
0.000025
0.000305
0.000914
39.37008
2.54
30.48
91.44
1000
0.0254
0.3048
0.9144
1
12
36
1
3
0.333333 0.000189
0.000568
1
1609344
160934.4
1609.344
1.609344
63360
5280
1760
1
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