document.write( "Question 154072: One common use of positive and negative exponents is in writing numbers as scientific notation. For example 0.000052 can be written as 5.2 „e 10-5. A) Use scientific notation and the laws of exponents to evaluate (0.000054)(0.00000033)(0.013). Leave your answer in scientific notation. B) If a space probe travels at 12 kilometers per second for 10 years, how far will it travel? Write your answer in scientific notation. (Assume 1 year = 365 days) \n" ); document.write( "
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A) Use scientific notation and the laws of exponents to evaluate (0.000054)(0.00000033)(0.013). Leave your answer in scientific notation.
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\n" ); document.write( "(0.000054)(0.00000033)(0.013) = (5.4E-5)*(3.3E-7)*(1.3E-2)
\n" ); document.write( "= 23.166E-14
\n" ); document.write( "=2.3166E-15
\n" ); document.write( "B) If a space probe travels at 12 kilometers per second for 10 years, how far will it travel? Write your answer in scientific notation. (Assume 1 year = 365 days)
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\n" ); document.write( "60 sec per min
\n" ); document.write( "60 min per hour
\n" ); document.write( "24 hr per day
\n" ); document.write( "365 day per year
\n" ); document.write( "12*60*60*24*365*10 = 3784320000 km
\n" ); document.write( "= 3.78432E8 km, or
\n" ); document.write( "= 3.78432*10^8 km \n" ); document.write( "
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