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(II) The age of the universe is thought to be about14 billion years. Assuming two significant figures, writethis in powers of 10 in ($a$) years, ($b$) seconds.
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In scientific notation, billion is represented as $10^9$. Therefore, 14 billion can be written as $14 \times 10^9$. Show more…
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