The discussion revolves around unit conversion, specifically converting 70 micrometers (µm) into meters and kilometers. Participants are exploring the relationships between these units and the implications of the conversion factors involved.
Participants are actively engaging with the conversion process, with some providing confirmations and clarifications regarding the calculations. There is a productive exchange of ideas, particularly around the conversion factors and their application.
There is some confusion regarding the placement of decimal points and the interpretation of the conversion factors, particularly when moving between different units of measurement. The discussion also touches on the concept of volume in relation to the dimensions of objects.
That is correct. You can avoid writing the 0 at the end 0.000070 = 0.00007Pencil said:I'm confused when it comes to converting units. Ok here's a problem, what is 70 µm in meters? kilometers? I know that one µ equals 10^-6 so does that mean 70 µm = 0.000070m?
Nope. You have to convert 70µm to kilometres.How would I do kilometers? It says that kilo equals 10^3. Would it be 70000?
thanks
That is correct.Pencil said:Ohh I see! So that would make it 0.00000007km?
That's true for a cuboid. You may have to resort to other formulae/methods to find the volumes of other 3d objects.Also is volume found by l*w*h? (length)(width)(height)?