Concept explainers
Each statement contains a number in boldface italic type. If the number is in scientific notation, write it in standard notation. If the number is not in scientific notation, write it as such. See Examples 1 and 2.
The name “googol” applies to the number
It was created by Edward Kasner and his nephew in 1938. The Web search engine Google honors this number. Sergey Brin, president and cofounder of Google, Inc., was a mathematics major. He chose the name Google to describe the vast reach of this search engine. (Source: The Gazette.)
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