The micrometer (1 μm) is often called the micron. (a) How many microns make up 1.5 km? (b) How many centimeters equal 1.5 μm? (c) How many microns are in 1.5 yd?
a. 1.5km * 1000m/km * 1*10^6um/m =
1.5*10^9 Microns.
b. 1.5um * 1m/10^6um * 100cm/m = 1.5*10^-4 cm
c. 1.5yds * 3Ft/yd * 1m/3.3Ft * 10^6um/m
= 1.364*10^6 Microns.
To answer these questions, we can use the conversion factors between different units of length.
(a) To convert kilometers to microns, we need to multiply by the conversion factor between kilometers and microns.
1 km = 1,000,000,000 μm
Therefore, 1.5 km is equal to:
1.5 km * 1,000,000,000 μm/km = 1,500,000,000 μm
So, 1.5 km is equal to 1,500,000,000 microns.
(b) To convert microns to centimeters, we need to multiply by the conversion factor between microns and centimeters.
1 cm = 10,000 μm
Therefore, 1.5 μm is equal to:
1.5 μm * (1 cm/10,000 μm) = 0.00015 cm
So, 1.5 μm is equal to 0.00015 centimeters.
(c) To convert yards to microns, we need to multiply by the conversion factors between yards, feet, inches, and microns.
1 yd = 3 ft
1 ft = 12 in
1 in = 25,400 μm
Therefore, 1.5 yd is equal to:
1.5 yd * 3 ft/yd * 12 in/ft * 25,400 μm/in = 1,371,600 μm
So, 1.5 yd is equal to 1,371,600 microns.
To answer these questions, we need to convert between different units of measurement.
(a) To determine how many microns are in 1.5 kilometers, we need to know the conversion factor between kilometers and microns. 1 kilometer is equal to 1,000,000 micrometers (μm). Since 1 micrometer is equal to 1 micron, we can conclude that 1 kilometer is equal to 1,000,000 microns.
Therefore, to find out how many microns make up 1.5 kilometers, we can multiply 1.5 kilometers by the conversion factor of 1,000,000 microns/kilometer:
1.5 km * 1,000,000 μm/km = 1,500,000 μm
So, 1.5 kilometers is equal to 1,500,000 microns.
(b) To determine how many centimeters equal 1.5 micrometers, we need to know the conversion factor between micrometers (μm) and centimeters (cm). 1 centimeter is equal to 10,000 micrometers (μm).
Therefore, to find out how many centimeters equal 1.5 micrometers, we can multiply 1.5 micrometers by the conversion factor of 1 cm/10,000 μm:
1.5 μm * 1 cm/10,000 μm = 0.00015 cm
So, 1.5 micrometers are equal to 0.00015 centimeters.
(c) To determine how many microns are in 1.5 yards, we need to know the conversion factor between yards and microns. 1 yard is equal to 91,440 micrometers (μm).
Therefore, to find out how many microns are in 1.5 yards, we can multiply 1.5 yards by the conversion factor of 91,440 μm/yd:
1.5 yd * 91,440 μm/yd = 137,160 μm
So, 1.5 yards are equal to 137,160 microns.