describe why prefixes are useful with SI units?

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describe why prefixes are useful with SI units?

2006-09-14 10:03:51 · 2 answers · asked by mujerlatina@sbcglobal.net 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Hi. So you won't have to invent a new unit for each scale change.

2006-09-14 10:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It tells you what power of ten you are using. For example kilo- means 10^3, mili- means 10^-3, and so on. Tells you what conversion is needed to get from the base unit to the unit you want.

Example: 1kg=1000g

2006-09-14 17:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋