Les mathématiques expliquées à mes filles by Denis Guedj

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88 years for Mars to complete one orbit, estimate the orbital speed of Mars in miles per hour. Sun Mars 141,000,000 mi 89. 12 cubic centimeter is spilled onto a lake. The oil spreads out in a circular shape having a diameter of 23 centimeters. Approximate the thickness of the oil film. 90. 16 grams. 3 grams, find the thickness of the gold foil. (Source: U. ) (Not to scale) 86. Size of the Milky Way The speed of light is about 186,000 miles per second. The Milky Way galaxy has an approximate diameter of 6 * 1017 miles.

4 - 5)2 - 32 - 329 55. (5 * 102)(7 * 10-4) 8 - 4 21. 29 - 5 4 - 2 6 - 42 , 23 22. 3 - 4 57. 3 * 10-2 3 * 101 58. 2 * 102 2 * 10-2 23. 213 - 12 13 - 29 + 16 24. ƒ 5 - 7 ƒ2 59. 4 * 10-3 8 * 10-1 60. 8 * 10-7 2 25. 2 4 + 9 -32 # 3 2 + 3 5 27. - 52 - 20 , 4 - 2 26. 10 , 2 , 5 + 10 5 28. 5 - (-4)3 - (4)3 56. (8 * 10-3)(7 * 101) Exercises 61–66: Use a calculator to approximate the expression. Write your result in scientific notation. 5 * 108) 61. 00095 Scientific Notation 62. 87 * 106)(34 * 1011) Exercises 29–40: Write the number in scientific notation.

Then we can determine the thickness T by using the formula T = VA. 8 on the previous page, Volume = Length * Width * Thickness. ('')''* Area It follows that Thickness = Geometry Review To find the area of a rectangle, see Chapter R (page R-1). To find the volume of a box, see Chapter R (page R-3). Volume Area . 4 = 2 cubic centimeters. 7 Area Divide weight by density. The aluminum foil is rectangular with an area of 15 * 35 = 525 square centimeters. 0038 centimeter. 1 Putting It All Together Concept Numbers play a central role in our society.

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