A fully loaded and fueled spacecraft can weigh close to 4.8 million pounds. What is this weight converted to tons?

Multiply and give the answer in scientific notation:

kakasveta [241]

Step-by-step explanation:

given

$(1.5 \times {10}^{4} )(8 \times {10}^{8} )$

in order to make multiplication easier we need to change the 1.5 into a whole number form.

thus

$(15 \times {10}^{ - 1} \times {10}^{4} )(8 \times {10}^{8} )$

$= (15 \times {10}^{4 - 1} )(8 \times {10}^{8} )$

First law of indices applied there

=(15×10^3)(8×10^8)

=(15×8)(10^3×10^8)

=120×10^3+8 ( first law of indices, which states that , numbers of the same base multiplying each other, take one of the base and add the exponent. and clearly both 15 and 8 are in base 10

=120×10^11

=1.20×10^2 ×10^11

=1.20×10^11+2

=1.20×10^13

so the answer is alt B

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5. Complete the calculations so that each shows the correct sum or difference.

kicyunya [14]

Answer:

hope it helps u..........

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Find the midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints. (-10.2) and (0,-7)

iris [78.8K]

Answer:

$=\left(-5,\:-\frac{5}{2}\right)$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\mathrm{Midpoint\:of\:}\left(x_1,\:y_1\right),\:\left(x_2,\:y_2\right):\quad \left(\frac{x_2+x_1}{2},\:\:\frac{y_2+y_1}{2}\right)\\\\\left(x_1,\:y_1\right)=\left(-10,\:2\right),\:\left(x_2,\:y_2\right)=\left(0,\:-7\right)\\\\=\left(\frac{0-10}{2},\:\frac{-7+2}{2}\right)\\\\= (\frac{-10}{2} , \frac{-5}{2})\\ \\=\left(-5,\:-\frac{5}{2}\right)$