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Answer the following (a) The diameter of Neptune at its equator is approximately 4.95 x 10 kilometers. Write this number in standard notation.(b) An astronomer's infrared telescope is able to detect radiation with a wavelength of 0.00000196 meters. Write this number in scientific notation.

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Given:

a) The diameter of Neptune at its equator is approximately 4.95 x 10 kilometers

The standard notation of the number will be:


49.5\text{ }kilometers

b) An astronomer's infrared telescope is able to detect radiation with a wavelength of 0.00000196 meters

The scientific notation of the number will be:


1.96*10^(-6)\text{ }meters

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