Scientific Notation is simply used to express numbers that are too large to fir on a calculator or are just too long to type. In relation to velocity... If something had a velocity of 19 000 000 MPH, its velocity would be 1.9x10^7 in scientific notation.
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15100 to scientific notatio n = 1.5 x 104
370000000 in scie ntific notatio n = 3.7 x 108
They are related through the formula distance = time x velocity (assuming constant velocity).
The velocity of sound in air at sea level at normal temperature and pressure is 3.4329 metres/second.
1.86 x 10^5 miles/sec