Intermediate Algebra (13th Edition)
Intermediate Algebra (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134707365
Author: Marvin L. Bittinger, Judith A. Beecher, Barbara L. Johnson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter R.20, Problem 5DE

Insect-Eating Lizard. A gecko is an insect-eating lizard. Its feet will adhere to virtually any surface because they contain millions of miniscule hairs, or setae, that are 200 billionths of a meter wide. Write 200 billionths in scientific notation.

Data: The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Kellar Autumn and Wendy Hansen of Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon

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