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Pluto is 59,1,30,00, 000 m from the sun. Express this in the standard form.

The distance from the sun to Pluto = 59,1,30,00,000 m


∴ standard form of 59,1,30,00,000 = 5913 × 106


= 5.913 × 103 × 106


Using the law of exponent,


= 5.913 × 109


∴ The distance from the sun to Pluto is 5.913 × 109


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