Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
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Chapter 1 - Concepts of Motion - Exercises and Problems - Page 30: 24

Answer

(a) $0.203~m$ (b) $20.12~m/s$ (c) $26.8~m/s$

Work Step by Step

(a) $(8.0~in)(\frac{2.54~cm}{1~in})(\frac{1~m}{100~cm}) = 0.203~m$ (b) $(66~ft/s)(\frac{1~yd}{3~ft})(\frac{0.9144~m}{1~yd}) = 20.12~m/s$ (c) $(60~mph)(\frac{1~h}{3600~s})(\frac{1609~m}{1~mi}) = 26.8~m/s$
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