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A certain star is 4.3 times 10 squared light years from the Earth. One light year is about 5.9 times 10 Superscript 12 miles. How far from the earth​ (in miles) is the​ star?
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The star is
  
enter your response here miles from Earth.
​(Use scientific notation. Use the multiplication symbol in the math palette as​ needed.)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Distance = (4.3 × 10^2)(5.9 × 10^12) miles
= (4.3 × 5.9) × 10^(2+12)
= 25.37 × 10^14
= 2.537 × 10^15 miles.

The star is 2.537 × 10^15 miles from Earth.