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How many digits are in the number $\"5%5E72+%2A+2%5E74\"$ ?
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document.write( " through  has 1 digit.\r\n" );
document.write( " through  has 2 digits.\r\n" );
document.write( " through  has 3 digits.\r\n" );
document.write( " through  has 4 digits.\r\n" );
document.write( " through  has 5 digits.\r\n" );
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document.write( " through  has n+1 digits.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we see the pattern here that the power of 10 in any scientific\r\n" );
document.write( "notation is one less than the number of digits.  Therefore, \r\n" );
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document.write( "has 73 digits. \r\n" );
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