Algebra 1

by Hall, Prentice

Published by Prentice Hall

ISBN 10: 0133500403

ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - 7-2 Scientific Notation - Lesson Check - Page 423: 8

Answer

When measuring the distance between stars.

Work Step by Step

The distance between stars is very large, and it would be cumbersome to write the distance as numbers such as $24,000,000,000,000$ miles. It is a lot easier to simply write $2.4\times10^{13}$ miles.

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