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The sun produces 3.9 ⋅ 1033 ergs of radiant energy per second. How many ergs of radiant energy does the sun produce in 1.55 ⋅ 107 seconds?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (misty1212):
is it
\[3.9\times 10^{33}\]?
OpenStudy (misty1212):
and \(1.55\times 10^7\)?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (misty1212):
this may be confusing, so lets make it simple ok?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (misty1212):
if you drive 60 miles an hour, how far do you go in two hours?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
120?
OpenStudy (misty1212):
yes , and you got it by multiplying
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes i did
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OpenStudy (misty1212):
same idea here, you need to multiply these numbers
OpenStudy (anonymous):
4028.7
OpenStudy (misty1212):
\[3.9\times 10^{33}\times 1.55\times 10^7\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
165.85
OpenStudy (misty1212):
i really doubt it is the answer you got
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OpenStudy (misty1212):
how to you multiply these? you do it by multiplyiing
\[3.9\times 1.55\] then adding the exponents on the powers of ten