Estimate the number of steps you would have to take to walk a distance equal to the circumference of the Earth.

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A: The unit conversion of fathom into ft is given as, 1 fathom=6 ft1 ft=16 fathom

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A: Given Distance fell = 4 miles, 304 yards. We have to calculate the this distance in meters

Q: Find the change in area of a rectangle if the error in length L is 3% and error in width W is -1% 2%…

A: percentage error in area of rectangle, ∆AA*100=∆LL*100+∆WW*100

Q: If there are two unknowns, the variable is always assigned to the larger value. True or false

A: Ans. False

Q: Calculate the approximate number of atoms in a bacterium. Assume that the average mass of an atom in…

A: Given The mass of a bacterium is mb=10-15 kg. The mass of a proton is mp=10-27 kg. we know that…

Q: The corners of a square lie on a circle of a diameter 9.0m. Each side of the sqaure has a length L.…

A: Given ,diameter of circle=9 mThe diagonal AB is equal to the diameter of circle .From the given…

Q: Assume that the radius of the earth is 4 x 103 mi and that it is a perfect sphere. How many cubic…

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Q: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following.

A: to estimate : The order of magnitude of length in meters for a pool cue

Q: If a person's height is 6 ft, what would it be the equivalent in cm? (round it off to the nearest…

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Q: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following: (a) a mouse, (b)…

A: a) Length is the measurement of distance between the two ends of an object. The SI unit of the…

Q: To calculate the in the derived SI units of multiply kilograms by meters and divide by seconds…

A: We need to fill in the blanks according to the definition provided.

Q: The distance between two cities is 100 mi. What is the number of kilometers between the two cities?…

A: It is known that in 1 mile there is 1.6 km.

Q: Treat a cell in a human as a sphere of radius 1.0 μm.(a) Determine the volume of a cell. (b)…

A: Let r be the radius of the cell, and consider the body to be a cylinder of radius a=6 inches and…

Q: Estimate how many days it would take to walk around the Earth, assuming 12 h walking per day at…

A: The mean diameter of the earth is d=12756 km The mean circumference of the earth is calculated as,

Q: Estimate the length of a human lifetime, in seconds.

A: Human life time

Q: Can you approximate the height of one of the buildings on your campus, or in your neighborhood? Let…

A: Height of a building

Q: To what extent do nanoseconds and milliseconds vary in terms of magnitude?

A: A nano second is one-billionth of a second. A millisecond is one-thousandth of a second.

Q: To convert from square foot (ft2) to square yard (yd-), you should O multiply by 1/3 O multiply by…

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Q: A figure skater glides along a circular path of radius 4.60 m. If she coasts around one half of the…

A: The displacement travelled by the skater from the starting location is equal to the diameter of the…

Q: Estimate the number of tennis ball that would fit into a room that is 4m long, 4m wide, and 3m high.…

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Q: A figure skater glides along a circular path of radius 2.90 m. If she coasts around one half of the…

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Q: By what factor does the volume of a cube increase if the lengths of the edges are doubled?

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Q: Give an order-of-magnitude estimate for the length in metersof the following: (a) a person; (b) a…

A: The average height of a typical person is around 1.80 m.   Thus, the order of magnitude in meters to…

Q: The path of a baseball after being hit is modeled by f(x) = −0.007x2 + x + 4, where f(x) is the…

A: The baseball’s path can be described as, Here, x denotes the horizontal distance.

Q: Vesna Vulovic survived the longest fall on record without a parachute when her plane exploded and…

A: Distance , d = 5 mines and 130 yards  To find = distance in meters

Q: A miner in the underground tunnel walks 59 m due East, 115 m due South and 83 m due West. What was…

A: In the given question, given that a miner walks 59m due east, 115m due south and 83m due west in the…

Q: A surveyor measures the distance across a straight river by the following method: Starting directly…

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Q: a jet airplane reaches 637. km/h on a certain flight. How long does it take to cover 200. m? Set the…

A: Given : a jet airplane reaches speed = 637 Km/h               Jet cover distance = 200 m To Find :…

Q: A traditional unit of length in Japan is the ken (1 ken  1.97 m).What are the ratios of (a) square…

A: The unit length in ken,   The ratio of the square kens to square meters,

Q: A certain corner of a room is selected as the origin of a rectangular coordinate system. If a fly is…

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Q: A fathom is a unit of length, usually reserved for measuring the depth of water. A fathom is…

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Q: In meters, what is the displacement traveled fromt = 10 sec to t = 25 sec? To correctly calculate…

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Q: A jet airplane reaches 875. km/h on a certain flight. How long does it take to cover 246. m? Set the…

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Q: typical male’s body surface area S in square meters is often modeled by the formula S = 1 6/0 √wh,…

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Q: Harvard Bridge, which connects MIT with its fraternities across the Charles River, has a length of…

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Q: Harvard Bridge, which connects MIT with its fraternities across the Charles River, has a length of…

A: From the figure, it can be seen that 212 S is equivalent to 258 W and 212-32 = 180 S is equivalent…

Q: If Vx = 7.90 units and Vy = -6.20 units, determine (a)the magnitude and (b)direction of V⃗

A: Consider the situation in the diagram below.

Q: he ball at point a then runs 6 m eastward point d. Then finally runs 6.5 m, 51° south east back to…

A: Shortest length of path between initial and final point is called displacement Length of actual path…

Q: Estimate the number of breaths taken by a human being during an average lifetime.

A: The typical life span of a human being is 70 years and the rate of respiration is about 10…

Q: Determine which of the numbers below is a possible order of magnitude estimate of the quantity…

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Q: Hold a pencil in front of your eye at a position where its blunt end just blocks out the Moon (Fig.…

A: The distance between Earth and Moon,   Consider that the diameter of the pencil,   The distance…

Q: You drive a car 630 ft to the east, then 330 ft to the north. You may want to review (Pages 62 - 65)…

A: Displacement is defined as the shortest distance b/w the initial and final position of the object.

Q: A hiker walks 35 km east and then 20km south in a day. Find the hikers resultant displacement

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Q: Determine the percent uncertainty in sine when 0 = 55.0° ± 0.7° . Include 2 digit after the decimal…

A: Solution: Given, θ=55o±0.7o Where, the measured value, θ = 55o = 0.959931 rad, And the uncertainty,…