The distance to the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest large neighbor galaxy of our Milky Way, is about 2.4×1022 m. Express this more succinctly using SI prefixes.
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Some of the prefixes are:
Factor Name Symbol
10^24 yotta Y
10^21 zetta Z
10^18 exa E
10^15 peta P
10^12 tera T
10^9 giga G
10^6 mega M
10^3 kilo k
10^2 hecto h
10^1 deka da
Since the distance = 2.4×10^22 m, we can use zettameter
The distance in zettameter = (2.4x10^22)/(10^21) = 24 zettameters
Factor Name Symbol
10^24 yotta Y
10^21 zetta Z
10^18 exa E
10^15 peta P
10^12 tera T
10^9 giga G
10^6 mega M
10^3 kilo k
10^2 hecto h
10^1 deka da
Since the distance = 2.4×10^22 m, we can use zettameter
The distance in zettameter = (2.4x10^22)/(10^21) = 24 zettameters
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