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OpenStudy (anonymous):

will give medal for answer!!! How many zeros will be in the standard form of the exponential expression

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I would think it depends on the highest degree.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh hold on!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the equation is: 10^99

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

99

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10*99 so how many zeros would there be???

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Times 999 or to 99th power?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it: 10*10*99?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

power... it is to the power

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1385134527478:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how many zeros would there be?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\[10^{99}~~~~~~~~~~~has~~~99~~~ZEROS.\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thank you!!!!

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Think of it this way\[10^2~~~is~~~how~~~many~~~zeros?\]

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

2 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

So too here when you have 10^99.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Makes sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Good! Have a good break!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u too! bye!!

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