The conversion of 86.6 meters (m) to standard SI units is straightforward, as meters are already an SI unit. The discussion clarifies that 86.6 m can also be expressed as 8.66 x 10-2 in scientific notation. Additionally, the conversation addresses the conversion of other units, such as millimeters (mm) to meters and microvolts (µV) to volts (V), emphasizing the importance of understanding SI base units: kilogram for mass, meter for length, and second for time.
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Which is the same as 8.66x10-2, so why did you say it was wrong initially?kLPantera said:it's a sheet of paper. I got this one now though. 86.6/1000 = 0.0866 which is 8.66E-2.
vela said:Which is the same as 8.66x10-2, so why did you say it was wrong initially?
No, you need to know what the base units are in SI. For mass, it's the kilogram; for length, it's the meter; and for time, it's the second. There's only one unit for each type of quantity, so all times are in terms of the second, not minutes or hours.kLPantera said:Ok I got it. My trouble is that I'm not sure what to convert it into. Like if it's mg I have to convert it go grams right? Or if it's pectoseconds I convert it to a minute? If fentometers then just to meters?
I wouldn't say what you did was wrong, at least based on how I interpret what you did. Multiplying by 10-3 is the same as dividing by 1000. It's perfectly fine to think of it this way:kLPantera said:I said it was wrong initially because the way I derived it was wrong.