The longest river inthe world is the Nile river with a length of 4,145 mi. the Nilin all numbers i and (I notation

Question

The longest river in the world is the Nile river with a length of 4,145 mi. How long is the Nile in cable lengths, meters, and nautical miles. Express all numbers in (I) standard form and (I) scientific notation

Answer 1

These questions represent conversions from one measurement system to another system. All of the answers will be approximations because the units are not even multiples of each other.

 

1. cable length in the United States is defined as 720 feet, but in England, it is defined as 608 feet. In both countries, a mile is defined as 5,280 feet

 

a. United States (5,280ft/mi ÷ 720ft/CL) • 4,145mi ≅ 30,397CL ≅ 3.04x10⁴CL

b. England (5,280ft/mi ÷ 608ft/CL) • 4,145mi ≅ 35,996CL ≅ 3.6x10⁴CL

 

2. a meter is defined as 3.28ft, so (5,280ft/mi ÷ 3.28ft/m) • 4,145mi ≅

6,672,438.6m ≅ 6.67x10⁶m 

 

3. a nautical mile is defined as 6,080ft, so (5,280ft/mi ÷ 6,080ft/Nmi) • 4,145mi ≅ 3,599.6Nmi ≅ 3.6x10³Nmi