Convert 8.0724×10−12

Question

centimeters to kilometers. Express the answer to the exact decimal place.

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

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Responses

80.724×10−18
kilometers
80.724 times 10 superscript negative 18 baseline kilometers

8.0724×10−17
kilometers
8.0724 times 10 superscript negative 17 baseline kilometers

8.0724×10−14
kilometers
8.0724 times 10 superscript negative 14 baseline kilometers

8.0724×10−7
kilometers

Answer 1

To convert from centimeters to kilometers, we can use the conversion factor that 1 kilometer is equal to 100,000 centimeters (or \( 10^5 \) centimeters).

So, to convert \( 8.0724 \times 10^{-12} \) centimeters to kilometers:

\[ \text{kilometers} = \frac{8.0724 \times 10^{-12} \text{ cm}}{100,000 \text{ cm/km}} = \frac{8.0724 \times 10^{-12}}{10^{5}} \text{ km} = 8.0724 \times 10^{-12 - 5} \text{ km} = 8.0724 \times 10^{-17} \text{ km} \]

Thus, the answer is:

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