How do you simplify (4.5times10^4)(3times10^8)(4.5×104)(3×108) in scientific notation?

1 Answer
Dec 2, 2015

1.35*10^131.351013

Explanation:

Multiply the numeric part: 4.5*3 = 13.54.53=13.5
Multiply the powers of ten: 10^4*10^8 = 10^12104108=1012

So, the result is 13.5 * 10^1213.51012. To convert it to scientific notation, observe that

13.5=1.35 * 1013.5=1.3510

and thus the result becomes

13.5 * 10^12 = 1.35 * 10 * 10^12 = 1.35*10^1313.51012=1.35101012=1.351013