How do you convert $9.8 xx 10^3$ $mu"m/ms"$ to $"m/s"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-12T18:50:58

$9.8"m/s"$

The 2 conversion factors to use are:

$1mu"m"=10^(-6)"m"$

and

$1"ms"=10^(-3)"s"$

So:

$9.8xx10^3mu"m/ms"=9.8xx10^3xx10^(-6)"m/ms"$

$=9.8xx10^3xx10^(-6)xx10^(3)"m/s"$

$=9.8"m/s"$

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