Question Details

Convert an acceleration of 10 ms⁻² in km h⁻².

Options

A

12.9 x 10⁵ km h⁻²

B

1.29 x 10⁵ km h⁻²

C

1290 x 10⁵ km h⁻²

D

129 x 10⁵ km h⁻²

Correct Answer :

1.29 x 10⁵ km h⁻²

Solution :

The correct option is 1.29 x 10⁵ km h⁻².

To convert acceleration from meters per second squared (ms-2) to kilometers per hour squared (km h-2), we can convert the units of length and time individually.

First, let us establish the conversion factors for distance and time:
1. Convert meters (m) to kilometers (km):
1 m=11000 km=10-3 km
2. Convert seconds (s) to hours (h):
1 s=13600 h

Now, let us write the expression for acceleration and substitute the conversion factors:
a=10 ms-2=10���ms2
Substituting 1 m=10-3 km and 1 s=13600 h into the equation:
a=1010-3 km(13600 h)2

Simplifying the denominator:
(13600)2=136003600=112960000

Substitute this back into the acceleration formula:
a=1010-312960000 kmh-2
Simplifying the values:
a=10-212960000 kmh-2
a=129600 kmh-2

Expressing the result in scientific notation:
a=1.296105 kmh-21.29105 kmh-2

Therefore, the converted acceleration is 1.29105 kmh-2.

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