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Transcribed Image Text:A number written in scientific notation has the form
a x 10k, where 1<a< 10 and k is an integer, that is, k
is one of ... -3, –2, –1,0, 1, 2, 3...
Determine the values of a and k when 299, 790, 000 is written in scientific notation.
Enter a and k, separated by commas.
a, k=
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