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Multiplication in scientific notation
To
multiply
numbers in
scientific notation,
multiply the numbers that are between 1 and 10 together to
get a whole number. Then add the exponents on the 10's to get a new exponent on 10. It may be
necessary to make adjustments to this answer in order to correctly express it in scientific notation.
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Unformatted text preview: Example 2 Multiply and express the answers in scientific notation. 1. 2. This answer must be changed to scientific notation (first number from 1 to 9): 30 × 10 12 = 3.0 × 10 1 × 10 12 = 3.0 × 10 13 1. c...
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