1 lightyear is approximately 5.87 x 10 to the 12th power, miles?

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1 lightyear is approximately 5.87 x 10 to the 12th power, miles?

use scientific notation to express this distance in feet(5280 ft equals one mile)

2006-10-29 09:15:59 · 4 answers · asked by tigertank702 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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1 light year = 5.87 x 10^12 miles
= 5.87 x 10^12 x 5280 ft
= 5.87 x 10^12 x 5.28 x 10^3 ft
= 30.9936 x 10^15 ft
= 3.09936 x 10^16 ft
≈ 3.10 x 10^16 ft (2 significant figures)

2006-10-29 09:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Wal C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

58.7^12 * 5280=

(58.7^12) * 5 280 = 8.83672088 Ã 10^24

2006-10-29 17:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

3.09936 x 10 ^16

2006-10-29 17:19:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2006-10-29 17:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋