Question

kendra dinds the dimensions of a sticky note. she uses a meter stick to determine that the dimensions are 1.25 x 10^-8 meters wide by 2.5 x 10^-6 meters long. use scientific notation to write the dimensions in milimeters.

Answer 1

To convert the dimensions of the sticky note from meters to millimeters, we need to remember that 1 meter is equal to 1000 millimeters, or \(1 \text{ m} = 10^3 \text{ mm}\).

Here are the conversions for each dimension:

1. **Width**:
\[
1.25 \times 10^{-8} \text{ m} = 1.25 \times 10^{-8} \text{ m} \times 10^3 \text{ mm/m} = 1.25 \times 10^{-5} \text{ mm}
\]

2. **Length**:
\[
2.5 \times 10^{-6} \text{ m} = 2.5 \times 10^{-6} \text{ m} \times 10^3 \text{ mm/m} = 2.5 \times 10^{-3} \text{ mm}
\]

So, the dimensions of the sticky note in millimeters are:

- Width: \(1.25 \times 10^{-5} \text{ mm}\)
- Length: \(2.5 \times 10^{-3} \text{ mm}\)