To determine whether the Rocket Sled's speed of 10,326 kilometers per hour is faster or slower than that of the Autonomous Drone, I first needed to convert the speed of the Rocket Sled into scientific notation.
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The steps I took to convert the Rocket Sled's speed into scientific notation involved identifying the significant figures and locating the decimal point. I began with the number 10,326. I moved the decimal point 4 places to the left to make the number between 1 and 10. This gave me 1.0326. Since I moved the decimal point 4 places, I multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 4. Therefore, the speed of the Rocket Sled in scientific notation is expressed as 1.0326 × 10^4 kilometers per hour.
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The correct scientific notation for the Rocket Sled is 1.0326 × 10^4 kilometers per hour.
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To compare the speed of the Rocket Sled with that of the Autonomous Drone, I would need to know the speed of the Drone. For example, if the Autonomous Drone travels at a speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour, I can compare the two. The Rocket Sled at 1.0326 × 10^4 kilometers per hour (or 10,326 km/h) is significantly faster than 1,000 km/h because it is approximately 10 times faster. By examining the numerical values, it is clear that 10,326 km/h is substantially greater than 1,000 km/h, which concludes that the Rocket Sled is indeed faster than the Autonomous Drone based on this comparison.