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Question
Pluto is 59,1,30,00,000 m from the sun. Express this in the standard form.
Solution
Distance between Pluto and Sun = 5913000000
Standard form of 5913000000 = 5913 × 106
= 5.913 × 106 × 103
= 5.913 × 109 ...[∵ am × an = (a)m + n]
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