$1.34 \times 10^{11}$
The number is given in scientific notation as \(1.34 \times 10^{11}\). Scientific notation is a standard way to represent very large or very small numbers, where the coefficient is multiplied by a power of 10. In this expression, the coefficient is \(1.34\) and the exponent is \(11\). The positive exponent indicates that we are dealing with a large number and that the decimal point needs to be shifted to the right to convert it into standard decimal form.
To convert \(1.34 \times 10^{11}\) to standard decimal form, we need to move the decimal point \(11\) places to the right. The coefficient \(1.34\) currently has the decimal point after the first digit. Moving the decimal point \(2\) places to the right gives us \(134\). Since we need to move it a total of \(11\) places, we have \(11 - 2 = 9\) additional places to account for. We do this by appending \(9\) zeros to the end of \(134\).
By moving the decimal point \(11\) places to the right for \(1.34\), we arrive at \(134,000,000,000\). This is the standard decimal representation of the given number. Therefore, \(1.34 \times 10^{11} = 134,000,000,000\).
Scientific notation is widely used in fields like astronomy and physics to represent incredibly large or small quantities efficiently. For example, the distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately \(1.496 \times 10^{11}\) meters. Converting such figures into standard form helps us visualize the magnitude of these distances in everyday units. In this case, \(1.34 \times 10^{11}\) corresponds to \(134,000,000,000\), which is 134 billion. This notation simplifies calculations involving very large measurements.