Question
The speed of light is about 300,000,000 m/s. Which is the correct expression for the speed of light in scientific notation?
A 3 * 10 ^ 8 * m / s
B 30 * 10 ^ 8 * m / s
C 3 * 10 ^ 7 * m / s
D 30 * 10 ^ 7 * m / s
A 3 * 10 ^ 8 * m / s
B 30 * 10 ^ 8 * m / s
C 3 * 10 ^ 7 * m / s
D 30 * 10 ^ 7 * m / s
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The speed of light is approximately 300,000,000 m/s. To express this in scientific notation, we can rewrite it as:
\[
3.0 \times 10^8 \text{ m/s}
\]
This corresponds to option A:
**A 3 * 10 ^ 8 m / s**
So, the correct answer is **A**.
\[
3.0 \times 10^8 \text{ m/s}
\]
This corresponds to option A:
**A 3 * 10 ^ 8 m / s**
So, the correct answer is **A**.