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The average human body cell is about 5.1 x 10^-4 cm in diameter. The diameter of a plant cell is 8 x 10^-3 cm.
What is the combined diameter of the body cell and plant cell?

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MsRay

Answer:

[tex]8.51x10^{-3}cm[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to add or subtract numbers in scientific notation, the powers of ten must have the same exponent.  In this caes the diameter of an average human body cell is a power of -4 and the diameter of a plant cell is a power of -3.  In order to add them, we can move the decimal over for the body cell diameter:

[tex]5.1x10^{-4}=0.51x10^{-3}[/tex]

Add the two values: [tex]0.51x10^{-3}+8x10^{-3}=8.51x10^{-3}cm[/tex]

Answer:

8.51×10^-3 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

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