document.write( "Question 984002: Which of these is closest to the number of digits in the number \"+2%5E1000+\" when it is written out in full with no indices?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #604792 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "We find its logarithm base 10, which we have access to on most every calculator,\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%2810%2C2%5E1000%29=+1000log%2810%2C2%29+=+1000%280.3010299957%29+=+301.02999566398\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "That means that 21000 is approximately equal to 10301.0299957\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then 10301.02999566398 = 10301100.02999566398 = 10301(1.0715086071833) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "1.0715086071833 × 10301.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the scientific notation for 21000\r\n" );
document.write( "If we moved the decimal 301 places to the right the number would have 302\r\n" );
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