Starting with the definition 1 in. = 2.54 cm, find the number of (a) kilometers in 1.00 mile and (b) feet in 1.00 km.

Respuesta :

Answer :

(a) [tex]1.00\text{ mile}=1.61km[/tex]

(b) [tex]1.00km=3.28\times 10^3ft[/tex]

Explanation :

As are given:

1 inch = 2.54 cm

(a) Now we have to convert the number of kilometers in 1.00 mile.

Conversions used:

1 mile = 5280 ft

1 ft = 12 inch

1 inch = 2.54 cm

1 cm = 10⁻⁵ km

Thus,

[tex]1.00\text{ mile}=5280ft\times \frac{12in}{1ft}\times \frac{2.54cm}{1in}\times \frac{10^{-5}km}{1cm}[/tex]

[tex]1.00\text{ mile}=1.61km[/tex]

(b) Now we have to convert the number of feet in 1.00 km.

[tex]1.00km=10^5cm\times \frac{1in}{2.54cm}\times \frac{1ft}{12inch}[/tex]

[tex]1.00km=3.28\times 10^3ft[/tex]

Part A

The unit 1 mile is equivalent to 1.61 km.

Part B

The unit 1 km is equivalent to 3280 ft.

How do you convert the miles into km and km into feet?

Part A

The unit 1 miles will convert into km. We know that 1 mile = 5280 ft and 1 ft = 12 inch.

Given that 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Hence

1 mile = 5280 ft.

1 mile = [tex]5280 \times 12[/tex] inch

1 mile = [tex]63360 \times 2.54[/tex] cm

1 mile = 160934.4 cm

Now, 1 cm = 10^-5 km. Then

1 mile = [tex]160934.4 \times 10^{-5}[/tex] km

1 mile = 1.61 km

The unit 1 mile is equivalent to 1.61 km.

Part B

The unit 1 km will convert into feet. We know that 1 km = 10^5 cm

Given that 1 inch = 2.54 cm

1 km = [tex]10^5[/tex] cm

1 km = [tex]10^5 \times \dfrac {1}{2.54}[/tex] inch

1 km = [tex]10^5 \times \dfrac {1}{2.54}\times \dfrac{1}{12}[/tex] ft.

1 km = 3280 ft.

The unit 1 km is equivalent to 3280 ft.

To know more about the inch, km and feet, follow the link given below.

https://brainly.com/question/9198905.