For each of the following, give your answer in standard form.
(a) An external hard drive has a capacity of 4.0 terabytes. Given that 1 terabyte bytes,
express this capacity in bytes.
(b) The diameter of a human hair is 25.4 micrometres. Given that
1 micrometre metres, express this diameter in metres.
© A rain gauge measures rainfall over a period of time. The average annual rainfall in
Singapore is 2340 mm . Express this measurement in centimetres.

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For each of the following, give your answer in standard form.
(a) An external hard drive has a capacity of 4.0 terabytes. Given that 1 terabyte bytes,
express this capacity in bytes.
(b) The diameter of a human hair is 25.4 micrometres. Given that
1 micrometre metres, express this diameter in metres.
© A rain gauge measures rainfall over a period of time. The average annual rainfall in
Singapore is 2340 mm . Express this measurement in centimetres.

Ask by Huff Chang. in Singapore

Mar 24,2025

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**(a)**  
The external hard drive has a capacity of $$ 4.0 $$ terabytes. Since  
$$
1 \text{ terabyte} = 10^{12} \text{ bytes},
$$  
we multiply:  
$$
4.0 \text{ TB} = 4.0 \times 10^{12} \text{ bytes}.
$$

**(b)**  
The diameter of a human hair is given as $$ 25.4 $$ micrometres. Since  
$$
1 \text{ micrometre} = 10^{-6} \text{ metres},
$$  
we have:  
$$
25.4 \text{ µm} = 25.4 \times 10^{-6} \text{ m}.
$$  
Expressing $$ 25.4 $$ in scientific notation gives:
$$
25.4 = 2.54 \times 10^1,
$$  
thus:
$$
25.4 \times 10^{-6} = (2.54 \times 10^1) \times 10^{-6} = 2.54 \times 10^{-5} \text{ m}.
$$

**(c)**  
The average annual rainfall is $$ 2340 $$ millimetres. Since  
$$
1 \text{ centimetre} = 10 \text{ millimetres},
$$  
we convert by dividing by 10:  
$$
2340 \text{ mm} = \frac{2340}{10} \text{ cm} = 234 \text{ cm}.
$$  
In standard scientific form, $$ 234 $$ can be written as:
$$
234 = 2.34 \times 10^2,
$$  
so the rainfall is:
$$
2.34 \times 10^2 \text{ cm}.
$$
**(a)** 4.0 terabytes is $$ 4.0 \times 10^{12} $$ bytes. **(b)** 25.4 micrometres is $$ 2.54 \times 10^{-5} $$ metres. **(c)** 2340 millimetres is $$ 2.34 \times 10^{2} $$ centimetres.

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