Answer:
1.728×10¹⁵
Step-by-step explanation:
You may recall from 3rd grade that multiplying by 10 adds a zero to the right of a number (moves the decimal point 1 place to the right).
An exponent is used to signify repeated multiplication. These facts together are used to translate to/from scientific notation.
10 = 1 × 10
100 = 1 × 10 × 10 = 1 × 10²
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Continuing in like fashion, 5.4×10⁸ represents 5.4 × (1 followed by 8 zeros).
Similarly, 3.2×10⁶ = 3.2 × (1 followed by 6 zeros)
The product will be ...
(5.4×10⁸)×(3.2×10⁶) = (5.4×3.2) × (1 followed by 8+6 = 14 zeros)
= 17.28 × 10¹⁴
= (1.728 × 10) × 10¹⁴ . . . moving the decimal point so there's 1 digit to its left
Adding that extra zero into the count we already have, this becomes ...
= 1.728×10¹⁵
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<em>Additional comment</em>
Your scientific or graphing calculator will have a mode for showing numbers in scientific notation. You can enter these numbers directly into your calculator and have it show you the result in scientific notation.
Or, you can use a spreadsheet with appropriate output cell formatting.
