Astronomers measure large distances in light-years. One light-year is the distance that light can travel in one year, or approxi

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3 years ago

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mately 5,880,000,000,000 miles. Suppose a star is 14.4 light-years from Earth. In scientific notation, how many miles away is it?

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olga nikolaevna [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-24T22:59:49+03:00

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Answer:

8.4672 x 10^13

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DerKrebs [107] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-24T20:32:35+03:00

DerKrebs [107]3 years ago

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   (14.4) x (5,880,000,000,000 miles) = 84,672,000,000,000 miles

   (14.4) x (5.88 x 10¹²)

   = 84.672 x 10¹²

   = 8.4672 x 10¹³ .