The values of a and k are 3.0 and 8
Scientific notation is used to represent numbers in standard form
The scientific notation of a number is represented as:
[tex]a \times 10^k[/tex]
The number is given as:
299,790,000
So, we have:
[tex]a \times 10^k = 299790000[/tex]
Rewrite the number as follows:
[tex]a \times 10^k = 2.9979 \times 10^8[/tex]
Approximate the number
[tex]a \times 10^k = 3.0 \times 10^8[/tex]
By comparison:
The values of a and k are 3.0 and 8
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