document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1092153>Question 1092153</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of light is 300 000 000 m/s.calculate the distance,in metres ,light travel in one minute.give your answer in standard form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is for the chapter exponential notation please let me know. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #706701 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=706701\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the speed of light is approximately 300,000,000 meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's equivalent to 3.0 * 10^8 meters in a second if you display it in scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply that by 60 and you get 1.8 * 10^10 meters in a minute if you display it in scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "consider that 300,000,000 * 60 is equal to 18,000,000,000 meters per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's 18 billion meters per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 billion is equal to 10^9, therefore 18 billion meters per minute is equal to 18 * 10^9 meters per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to get it into scientific notation divide the left side of that by 10 and multiply the right side of that by 10 and you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.8 * 10^9 * 10^1 which becomes 1.8 * 10^10 in scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you mean scientific notation when you say standard form, then this is the answer you're looking for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a reference on scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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