Sure, let's solve this step-by-step.
We are given the value in centimeters:
[tex]\[ -1.4 \times 10^5 \, \text{cm} \][/tex]
We need to convert this to kilometers.
First, recall the conversion factor between centimeters and kilometers:
[tex]\[ 1 \, \text{cm} = 10^{-5} \, \text{km} \][/tex]
Therefore, to convert [tex]\(-1.4 \times 10^5 \, \text{cm}\)[/tex] to kilometers, we multiply by the conversion factor [tex]\(10^{-5}\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ \left( -1.4 \times 10^5 \, \text{cm} \right) \cdot 10^{-5} = ? \, \text{km} \][/tex]
When we multiply the given value by the conversion factor, we get:
[tex]\[ \left( -1.4 \times 10^5 \right) \cdot 10^{-5} = -1.4 \, \text{km} \][/tex]
Therefore, filling in the missing part of the equation:
[tex]\[ \left(-1.4 \times 10^5 \, \text{cm}\right) \cdot 10^{-5} = -1.4 \, \text{km} \][/tex]
