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The array provides American and British names for assorted ample numbers.
Depending connected fig of zeroes expanding by 3 astatine each step, the names of numerals alteration arsenic milliard,trillion billion,quadrillion Thousand cardinal etc.
Our nerves shingle connected seeing the fig of zeroes extending upto GOOGOL,GOOGOLPLEX etc etc.
Many writers lure america with billions and Trillions and not to speech of
'googol' and'googolplex'.Now net is the unfastened publication and it leads us
to truthful galore hitherto chartless areas.
Normally successful Us and technological communities Trillion is 1 followed by 12 zeroes.
In immoderate different countries Trillion is utilized for the no1 followed by 18 zeroes.However US mentation is taken arsenic standard.It is 1 lakh crores in
India.( cardinal million)
While talking astir Trillions I americium reminded of an property aged communicative very
often told by my parent .Here the fig is precise acquainted to us.
There was a generous king.He utilized to administer foodgrains,dresses
and wealth to whoever came to him. Hundreds of radical came to him
regular to person thing oregon the other.
A omniscient antheral was seeing each these things. He went to the king and told
him"O king,I request an obligation. Pl springiness maine Re 1 today,Rs 2
tomorrow,Rs4 connected the 3rd day-like this for conscionable 40 days. I volition never
travel to you aboriginal successful my beingness time.
The king conscionable laughed. "See,I person fixed truthful galore things to truthful many
persons. Your petition is precise simple. Do you deliberation that your king will
not beryllium capable to bash this elemental assistance to you?' The king ordered his officer
to transportation retired the elemental job.
The antheral accepted Re1 connected the archetypal day, Rs2 connected the 2nd day, Rs 4 connected the
3rd time Rs 8 connected the 4th day.On the 10th time the antheral got Rs 512/only.
The king said to his men"This antheral should beryllium a fool to travel regular to the
palace conscionable to person the meagre amt.
The process went on. On the 20th time the king had to springiness Rs5,24,288/
to the man.
The king thought for a while. Even past helium could not measure the
doubling speed. "After each lone 20 days remain. Somehow I person to
support up my promise"the king said to himself.On the 30th time the king
had to springiness a immense sum of Rs53,68,70912(Fifty 3 crores sixty eight
lakhs,seventythousand,nine 100 and 12 rupees)
The king's treasury was getting exhausted fast. The officers warned
the king.The king realised his folly of having miscalculated.
Yet his prestige didn't let him to spell backmost connected his promise.
On the 40 th day, the antheral came successful a large cart. He received his owed of
Rs109521,66,60,480/( 1 lakh 9 1000 5 100 and twenty
1 crores sixty six lakhs,sixty 1000 4 100 and eighty
rupees)
He submitted to the king,"O king,True, you person been excessively generous to
beryllium foolish. I americium atrocious to marque this remark to you. I know, by present your
full treasury would person go empty. Any happening that comes escaped of
outgo has nary value.You tin reward persons for their merits and hard
work.Haven't you heard the proverb"aatril kottinaalum alandhu kottu
.( Even if you privation to propulsion distant thing into a river,pl recognize and
measurement what you throw) If you spell connected distributing the wealthiness ,there will
beryllium thing near down to look the crisis.I americium giving backmost immoderate I
person received each these 40 days amounting to Rs215634,20,18,047(Two
lakhs 15 1000 six 100 and 30 4 crores approx. that
2.15 TRILLION RUPEES and my intent was to thatch you a lesson. I
don't caput being branded arsenic a fool."
The king realised his mistake and heartfully thanked the omniscient man
who accepted a token reward from the king.
This tiny lawsuit which started with Re1/ has resulted successful specified a huge
devastation wrong 40 days .We tin ideate the magnitude of projects
involving Trillions of dollars and crores of rupees for escaped distribution
successful India.
Googol and googolplex request to beryllium imagined only.
They denote thing little than infinity.
For communal antheral Trillion, googol oregon googolplex whitethorn beryllium a happening of
world involvement reg fig of'0's following'1'.
But for the Govt it whitethorn denote a informing awesome of themselves
becoming specified zeroes.
Sarada,in Singapore. She utilized to get much puzzles from her teachers.
She is precise bully successful Maths. 15 years backmost she challenged maine that I whitethorn not
her lone aft referring to net and I accepted my defeat.
'googol'.Now a days I larn a batch from my expansive children.It is simply a large delight to
get defeated by the kids.
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