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A certain star is 4.3 × 10^2 light years from Earth. One light year is about 5.9 × 10^12 miles. How far from Earth (in miles) is the star? Express your answer in scientific notation.
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1 of 2We are given that 1 light year so:
Multiply and and round to 2 significant digits then add the exponents:
This is not in scientific notation since the number is not between 0 and 10 so we move the decimal point by 1 place to the left. We then add 1 to the exponent to obtain the final answer:
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