Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - Chapter Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 336: 125

Answer

\[4.0625\times {{10}^{4}}\,\text{years}\]

Work Step by Step

The number of years in \[1.3\,\,\text{trillion}\] seconds is calculated as follows: \[\begin{align} & 1\,\text{year}=3.2\times {{10}^{7}}\sec \\ & 1sec=\frac{1}{3.2\times {{10}^{7}}}\,\text{years} \\ & 1.3\times {{10}^{12}}\sec =\frac{1}{3.2\times {{10}^{7}}}\times 1.3\times {{10}^{12}}\,\text{years} \\ & =4.0625\times {{10}^{4}}\,\text{years} \end{align}\] The given number in scientific notation is \[4.0625\times {{10}^{4}}\,\text{years}\]
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