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Chapter 1, Problem 4CQ(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 4CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
Give an order-of-magnitude estimate for the time in seconds of the following: (a) a year; (b) a baseball game; (c) a heartbeat; (d) the age of the Earth; (e) the age of a person.
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Problem 4CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
Give an order-of-magnitude estimate for the time in seconds of the following: (a) a year; (b) a baseball game; (c) a heartbeat; (d) the age of the Earth; (e) the age of a person.
ANSWER:
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Here we have to calculate the order of magnitude for the time in seconds in a year, a baseball game, a heartbeat, the age of the earth and the age of a person.
The order of magnitude is a calculation in which we get the quick idea of what order of magnitude has to be expected from the complete and detailed calculation. Also the order of magnitude is the 10 power of the number, which describes that quantity.