Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-134-98855-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-13498-855-9

Chapter 1 - Exercises and Problems - Page 12: 30

Answer

$ 24.6\times10^{5} m$

Work Step by Step

When we are adding two physical quantities both of them should have the same units. Therefore we can convert kilometers into meters as follows. $2.1\times10^{3} km = 2.1\times10^{3}\times10^{3} m = 2.1\times10^{6} m$ Then, $3.6\times10^{5} m + 2.1\times10^{3} km = 3.6\times10^{5} m + 2.1\times10^{6} m = (3.6\times10^{5} + 21\times10^{5}) m$ $=(3.6+21)\times10^{5} m$ $=24.6\times10^{5} m$
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