Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 26CQ
List the following lengths in descending order: kilometer, feet, mile, centimeter, inch. The conversion factors given on the inside front cover may be useful.
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