A human hair has a diameter of about 4x 10^-3 inches. A fingernail is about 0.011 inches thicker. How think is a fingernail? Write your answer as a decimal to 3 places.
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The thickness of a fingernail is 0.011 inches.
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I apologize for the mistake. You are correct. The correct calculation should be subtracting the diameter of the hair from the thickness of the fingernail.
Given:
Diameter of a human hair = 4 x 10^-3 inches
Thickness of the fingernail (additional thickness compared to hair) = 0.011 inches
To find the thickness of the fingernail:
Thickness = Thickness of the fingernail - Diameter of hair
Thickness = 0.011 inches - 4 x 10^-3 inches
Thickness = 0.007 inches
Therefore, the thickness of the fingernail is 0.007 inches.
Given:
Diameter of a human hair = 4 x 10^-3 inches
Thickness of the fingernail (additional thickness compared to hair) = 0.011 inches
To find the thickness of the fingernail:
Thickness = Thickness of the fingernail - Diameter of hair
Thickness = 0.011 inches - 4 x 10^-3 inches
Thickness = 0.007 inches
Therefore, the thickness of the fingernail is 0.007 inches.
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