The distance from earth to a newly-discovered asteroid. = 8.4711010 m
We have to convert this distance into gigameters.
Since 1 gigameter = [tex]1000000000 = 10^9[/tex] meters
So, to convert the unit meter to gigameter, we have to divide the given number by [tex]10^9[/tex].
Therefore, 8.4711010 m = [tex]8.4711010 \div 10^9[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{84711010 \times 10^-7} {10^9}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{84711010} {10^{16}}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{8471101} {10^{15}}[/tex]
= [tex]{8471101 \times {10^{-15}}[/tex] gigameters
Therefore, there are [tex]{8471101 \times {10^{-15}}[/tex] gigameters in 8.4711010 m.
