SOLUTION: The Earth's crust is divided into large pieces called tectonic plates. The Pacific tectonic plate is moving northwest at a rate of about 4^-2m each year. At this rate, how long wil

Question 842912: The Earth's crust is divided into large pieces called tectonic plates. The Pacific tectonic plate is moving northwest at a rate of about 4^-2m each year. At this rate, how long will it take the plate to move 4^6m (about 2.5 miles)?
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The Earth's crust is divided into large pieces called tectonic plates.
The Pacific tectonic plate is moving northwest at a rate of about 4^-2m each year.
At this rate, how long will it take the plate to move 4^6m (about 2.5 miles)?
:
Just follow the rules of exponents:
= = , About 65,536 years
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