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Offline aestara

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Temperature Conversion Problem
« on: January 25, 2020, 08:50:06 AM »
Hi everyone!

I was going through my textbook problems, and typically have no problem with temperature conversions. However, this one with scientific notation really tripped me up. Could someone send a solution?

Here it is:
Convert the Fahrenheit temperature to the Celsius scale: 7 * 107 °F


Thanks!

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Re: Temperature Conversion Problem
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2020, 09:29:43 AM »
°C = 5/9*(°F-32)

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Re: Temperature Conversion Problem
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2020, 09:27:25 AM »
107 means ten millions. 7*107 °F is a bit warmer than a typical a star core, cooler than a tokamak. Megakelvins or eV would be the usual units for them.

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