What is #(8.96 * 10^6)*(8.46*10^-5)#?
2 Answers
758
Explanation:
This is scientific notation; the number has one digit, then a decimal point, then the rest of the number, times ten raised to a power. The power shows how many places the decimal point has been moved.
Multiply the digits:
Add the powers of 10:
You now have
If your answer is supposed to be in scientific notation, move the decimal point two places to the left and put
Explanation:
In Algebra.
In scientific notation you do the same:
Multiply the numbers and add the indices of 10.
Adjust the number to have one digit before the decimal, increase the index of 10.