Conversion and sceintifc notation problems (medium)a) The speed needed to escape the pull of earth’s gravity is 2.53 x 104 mi/hr. What is this speed inm/s?b) The Voyager 1 spacecraft is already over 2.1 × 1013 m away, how much is it in nanometers?

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Conversion and sceintifc notation problems (medium)
a) The speed needed to escape the pull of earth’s gravity is 2.53 x 104 mi/hr. What is this speed in
m/s?
b) The Voyager 1 spacecraft is already over 2.1 × 1013 m away, how much is it in nanometers?

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