Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134468372
Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 37E

Given that F 499 ≈ 8.617   ×   10 103 ,

a. find an approximate value for F 500 in scientific notation. (Hint: F N ≈ φ F N − 1 .)

b. find an approximate value for F 498 in scientific notation.

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