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150kmx18x0.15nm

 Jan 10, 2015

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150kmx18x0.15nm

 

assuming km is kilometres and nm is nanometres  - this will be an area

1nm=10-12 km

 

150*18*0.15*10-12

=405*10-12

=4.05*10-10     km2

now there are 1000m in a km so 1000000=106m2 in 1 km2

=4.05*10-4     m2

no  there are 100cm in a metre so there are 10000=10cm2 in 1m2

=4.05   cm2

 

Of course it would have been easier to do the conversions into cm right at the beginning.

you could do that and check that I didn't make any silly mistakes.    

 Jan 11, 2015
 #1
avatar+118608 
+5
Best Answer

150kmx18x0.15nm

 

assuming km is kilometres and nm is nanometres  - this will be an area

1nm=10-12 km

 

150*18*0.15*10-12

=405*10-12

=4.05*10-10     km2

now there are 1000m in a km so 1000000=106m2 in 1 km2

=4.05*10-4     m2

no  there are 100cm in a metre so there are 10000=10cm2 in 1m2

=4.05   cm2

 

Of course it would have been easier to do the conversions into cm right at the beginning.

you could do that and check that I didn't make any silly mistakes.    

Melody Jan 11, 2015

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