Question

Enter your answer in scientific notation

Answer 1

It takes 1.7 x 10 ^4 for light from the sun to reach the comet.

How do scientific notations work?

The number is written in the form  $a \times 10^b$ where we have $1 \leq a < 10$

Scientific notations have some of the profits as:

Better readability due to compact representation

Its value in terms of the power of 10 is known, which helps in the easy comparison of quantities differing by a large value.

A comet is about  $5.1 \times 10 ^9$ km from the sun.

Light travels at about $3.0 \times 10 ^5$ km per second.

$\dfrac{5.1 \times 10 ^9}{3.0 \times 10 ^5}$

= $1.7 \times 10 ^4$

Hence, It takes 1.7 x 10 ^4 for light from the sun to reach the comet.

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