million squared: does it have 12 or 36 zeros?
2006-08-30 08:21:44 · 17 answers · asked by eldridan 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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10^6 * 10^6 = 10^2*6 = 10 ^12
or a 1 with 12 zeros
Not a stupid question
2006-08-30 09:16:20 · answer #1 · answered by jdomanico 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12
2006-08-30 15:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by Blueghost73 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
12
2006-08-30 15:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by Charmaine T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12
2006-08-30 16:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by LoneWolf 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Million = 10^6, so million squared = (10^6)^2 = 10^12 which means that it have 12 zeros
2006-08-30 15:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by a_ebnlhaitham 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you square an easy number with only zeroes you may only add the zeroes. A million has 6 zeroes, so its square has 12!
2006-08-30 16:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by Frajola 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In America it has 12 zeros, in England, it has 18 zeros because of the different definitions of a million.
2006-08-30 17:22:08 · answer #7 · answered by mathematician 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
36
2006-08-30 15:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
36
2006-08-30 15:24:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
(1 * 10^6)^2 = 1 * 10^(6 * 2) = 1 * 10^12
ANS : 12 zeros
2006-08-30 15:27:04 · answer #10 · answered by Sherman81 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋