Question

The gross domestic product GDP for the United States in the first 1:45 thousand 14 was approximately $1.71 x10.13 IT Wrote this number in standard notation it would be the number 171 followed by how many zeros

Answer 1

Given:

`1.71*10^(13)`

Rewrite this number as

`\begin{gathered} (171)/(100)*10^(13) \\ =(171)/(10^2)*10^(13) \\ =171*10^(-2)*10^(13) \\ =171*10^(13-2) \\ =171*10^(11) \end{gathered}`

Answer: the standard notation will contain the number 171 followed by 11 zeros.