EXERCISE 1.

2 UNDERSTANDING BASE & DERIVED QUANTITIES

1. Complete the following conversion units and state the answers in standard form
Ex 3211 cm =.................m
step 1: change the value into standard form
3211 cm= 3.211 x 10 3 cm

3211 cm 2 =.............m2
step 1: change the value into standard form
3211 cm2= 3.211 x 10 3 cm2

step 2: subtitute prefix with its value

3.211 x 10 3 cm = 3.211 x 10 3 x 10 -2 m

step 2: subtitute prefix with its value

3.211 x 10 3 cm2 = 3.211 x 10 3 x (10 -2)-2 m2

step3 : simplfy
3.211 x 10 3 x 10 -2 m = 3.211 x 10 1 m

step3 : simplfy
3.211 x 10 3 x 10 -4 m2 =3.211 x 10 -1 m2

0.74 mm= ..............m

0.74 mm2= ..............m2

411Mm =.............m

411Mm3 =.............m3

3600 km hr-1 =................. ms-1

0.0022 km hr-1 =................. ms-1

0.000057 g cm-3 = ...............kgm-3

5700 g cm-3 = ...............kgm-3

6.70 m = ..............................cm

0.0079 m =................ m

NOTE:
3211Mm = ......................m
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USING CALCULATOR IN SOLVING

PROBLEMS RELATED TO CONVERSION
OF UNITS

x value of prefix

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EXERCISE 1.4 UNDERSTANDING MEASUREMENT