Express the distance from Chicago to New York City (Table 1.1, page 5) in 

(a) Miles, 

(b) Inches, 

(c) Kilometers, 

(d) Micrometers.

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TABLE 1.1 Some Common Lengths and Distances Length or Distance in Meters (m) Length or Distance in Meters (m) Quantity Quantity Diameter of a proton Diameter of a red blood cell* Diameter of a human hair (removed from the author's head) Thickness of a sheet of paper Diameter of a CD or DVD 1 × 10-15 8 × 10-6 5.5 × 10-5 Height of the author Height of the Empire State Building Distance from New York City 1.80 443.2 1,268,000 to Chicago Circumference of the Earth Distance from the Earth to the Sun 4.00 × 107 1.5 × 1011 6.4 × 10-5 0.12