The value of 400,000 squared can be written as $1.6 \times 10^n$. What is the value of $n$?
What is the value of n?
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\(400,000^2=160,000,000,000=1.6\cdot 10^{11}\)
The value of n is 11.
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\(400,000 = 4 \times 10^5\)
\((4 \times 10^5)(4 \times 10^5) = (4 \times 4)(10^5 \times 10^5)=16 \times 10^{10}\)
\(16 \times 10^{10} = 1.6 \times 10^{11}\)
\(n = \color{brown}\boxed{11}\)
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