Answer :

A number is written in scientific notation if it is represented as a power of 10 times a decimal representation of a number, in the form:

[tex]a\cdot10^b[/tex]

Notice that the number:

[tex]6.141873857\cdot20^{10}[/tex]

May be rewritten using the laws of exponents as:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 6.141873857\cdot(20)^{10} \\ =6.141873857\cdot(2\cdot10)^{10} \\ =6.141873857\cdot2^{10}\cdot10^{10} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Use a calculator to find the value of 6.141873857*2^10:

[tex]\begin{gathered} (6.141873857\cdot2^{10})\cdot10^{10} \\ =6289.27883\cdot10^{10} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Move the decimal point three places to the left:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 6289.27883\cdot10^{10} \\ =6.28927883\cdot10^{13} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Round the number up to 2 digits after the decimal:

[tex]6.29\cdot10^{13}[/tex]

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