Question

Give three specific examples of consequences that can result from a calculation error when converting from the U.S. to the metric system.

Answer 1

you mean hypothetical situations where metric/US confusion would cause problems

Answer 2

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Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

I will give you one, and hopefully that will convey the idea:
someone forgets to convert feet to meters
this means that any velocity we enter (as a number) is going to represent a smaller quantity than if we had remembered to change to meters
(this is because 1m/s > 1ft/s )
so if we program into, say, a computer the number for the speed of our rocket should be about 10^7 units, and we are actually in feet, we are really programming the computer to accelerate the rocket to only about 1/3 of the intended speed, about 3.3x10^6 in reality
(since 1ft is about 1/3 m )
this kind of mistake, as you may imagine, can cost lives

Answer 5

thank you

Answer 6

I remember this actually happened when I was in school, though nobody died it cost NASA a 2 billion dollar space probe
I remember my physics teacher pointing out that story at the time :)

you're welcome