Chapter 1 homework (a) the length of a soccer field, 120. m (three significant figures), to feetft(b) the height of White Mountain Peak, at 14250 ft one of the highest mountains in California, to kilometerskm(c) the area of an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper in cm240cm2(d) the displacement volume of an automobile engine, 262 in.3, to liters40 4.2934107 L(e) the estimated mass of the atmosphere, 5.6× 1015 (short) tons, to kilograms4.0kg(f)the mass of a bushel of onions, 57.0 Ib, to kilograms40kg(9) the mass of a 5.25 grain tablet of medicine to milligrams (1 grain = 0.00229 oz)4.0mg

since,1 m=3.28 ft1 inch=2.54 cm1 short tons=907.185 kg1 kg=2.2046 lb1 oz=28349.5 mg

(a) the length of a soccer field, 120. m (three significant figures), to feet ft (b) the height of White Mountain Peak, at 14250 ft one of the highest mountains in California, to kilometers km (c) the area of an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper in cm? cm2 (d) the displacement volume of an automobile engine, 262 in.3, to liters 40 4.2934107 L (e) the estimated mass of the atmosphere, 5.6x 1015 (short) tons, to kilograms kg (f) the mass of a bushel of onions, 57.0 lb, to kilograms kg (g) the mass of a 5.25 grain tablet of medicine to milligrams (1 grain 0.00229 oz) %3! 40 mg

(a) the length of a soccer field, 120. m (three significant figures), to feet ft (b) the height of White Mountain Peak, at 14250 ft one of the highest mountains in California, to kilometers km (c) the area of an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper in cm? cm2 (d) the displacement volume of an automobile engine, 262 in.3, to liters 40 4.2934107 L (e) the estimated mass of the atmosphere, 5.6x 1015 (short) tons, to kilograms kg (f) the mass of a bushel of onions, 57.0 lb, to kilograms kg (g) the mass of a 5.25 grain tablet of medicine to milligrams (1 grain 0.00229 oz) %3! 40 mg

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