Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-134-98855-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-13498-855-9

Chapter 1 - Exercises and Problems - Page 12: 35

Answer

$New\space length\space of\space the\space aircraft = 41.036 m$

Work Step by Step

$Previous\space length\space of\space the\space aircraft = 41 m$ $New\space length\space of\space the\space aircraft = 41 m + 3.6 cm \space (length\space of\space the\space antenna)$ When we are adding two physical quantities both of them should have the same units. Therefore we can convert centimeters into meters and solve the problem as follows. $3.6 cm = 3.6\times10^{-2} m$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space = 0.036 m$ So we can calculate the new length by using the above value, $New\space length\space of\space the\space aircraft = 41 m + 0.036 m = 41.036 m$
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