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Initial Prefix A × 10: T 10 M 10 G 10 K 10

This document discusses unit conversion using prefixes. It provides a table of common prefixes and their corresponding powers of 10. The formula for conversion is: Initial prefix x 10(Power of initial prefix - Power of new prefix). Two examples are given for converting between prefixes while keeping the unit the same. Two additional examples show conversions when the units are squared or cubed, using the same formula but raising 10 to the power of (initial prefix - new prefix) x n, where n is 2 for squared units and 3 for cubed units.

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Initial Prefix A × 10: T 10 M 10 G 10 K 10

This document discusses unit conversion using prefixes. It provides a table of common prefixes and their corresponding powers of 10. The formula for conversion is: Initial prefix x 10(Power of initial prefix - Power of new prefix). Two examples are given for converting between prefixes while keeping the unit the same. Two additional examples show conversions when the units are squared or cubed, using the same formula but raising 10 to the power of (initial prefix - new prefix) x n, where n is 2 for squared units and 3 for cubed units.

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Unit Conversion

Prefixes Value
T 10
12

M 10
9

G 10
6

k 10
3

Without prefixes 10
0

d 10
-1

c 10
-2

m 10
-3

10
-6

n 10
-9

p 10
-12













A

initial prefix = A 10
(Pwr of initial prefix Pwr of new prefix)
new prefix

Example 1:
Conversion from higher prefixes to lower
prefixes
10 km = _______ cm
Initial prefix = k Power of prefix = 3
New prefix = c Power of prefix = 2
10 km = 10 10
(initial prefix new prefix)
cm
= 10 10
(3 (-2))
cm
= 10 10
5
cm
= 1 10
6
cm

Example 1
Example 2
Example 2:
Conversion from lower prefixes to higher
prefixes
200 g = _______ Gg
Initial prefix = Power of prefix = -6
New prefix = G Power of prefix = 6
200 g = 200 10
(initial prefix new prefix)
Gg
= (2 10
2
) 10
((-6) 6)
Gg
= (2 10
2
) 10
-12
Gg
= 2 10
-10
Gg

by Cikgu Desikan
Unit Conversion (Part 2)

Prefixes Value
T 10
12

M 10
9

G 10
6

k 10
3

Without prefixes 10
0

d 10
-1

c 10
-2

m 10
-3

10
-6

n 10
-9

p 10
-12



*** square : n =2 & cubic : n = 3




A

initial prefix
n
= A [10
(Pwr of initial prefix Pwr of new prefix)
]
n
new prefix
n

Example 3:
Conversion from higher prefixes to lower
prefixes
10 km
2
= _______ cm
2
Initial prefix = k Power of prefix = 3
New prefix = c Power of prefix = 2
10 km
2
= 10 [10
(initial prefix new prefix)
]
2
cm
2
= 10 [10
(3 (-2))
]
2
cm
2
= 10 10
10
cm
2
= 1 10
11
cm
2

Example 4:
Conversion from lower prefixes to higher
prefixes
200 m
3
= _______ cm
3
Initial prefix = Power of prefix = -6
New prefix = c Power of prefix = -2
200 m
3
= 200 10 [
(initial prefix new prefix)
]
3
cm
3

= (2 10
2
) [10
((-6) (-2))
]
3
cm
3

= (2 10
2
) 10
-24
cm
3

= 2 10
-22
cm
3


by Cikgu Desikan
Example 4
Example 3

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