Question

Convert 8.0724×10^−12 centimeters to kilometers. Express the answer to the exact decimal place.

Note: 1 kilometer is equal to 100,000 centimeters.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To convert \( 8.0724 \times 10^{-12} \) centimeters to kilometers, we can use the conversion factor that \( 1 \) kilometer is equal to \( 100,000 \) centimeters (or \( 10^5 \) centimeters).

To convert from centimeters to kilometers, we divide the number of centimeters by \( 100,000 \):

\[
\text{kilometers} = \frac{\text{centimeters}}{100,000}
\]

Now, substituting in the given value:

\[
\text{kilometers} = \frac{8.0724 \times 10^{-12}}{100,000} = \frac{8.0724 \times 10^{-12}}{10^5}
\]

This can be simplified further:

\[
\text{kilometers} = 8.0724 \times 10^{-12} \times 10^{-5} = 8.0724 \times 10^{-17}
\]

Thus, the conversion of \( 8.0724 \times 10^{-12} \) centimeters to kilometers is

\[
\boxed{8.0724 \times 10^{-17}}
\]

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