Question
Multiply 8.03 x 10-8 x 2.56 x 10-2
Answers
GPT 3.5
To multiply numbers in scientific notation, you multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.
For this problem:
8.03 x 10^(-8) x 2.56 x 10^(-2)
Multiply the coefficients: 8.03 x 2.56 = 20.5768
Add the exponents: 10^(-8) x 10^(-2) = 10^(-8+(-2)) = 10^(-10)
Put it all together:
20.5768 x 10^(-10)
Final Answer: 2.05768 x 10^(-9)
For this problem:
8.03 x 10^(-8) x 2.56 x 10^(-2)
Multiply the coefficients: 8.03 x 2.56 = 20.5768
Add the exponents: 10^(-8) x 10^(-2) = 10^(-8+(-2)) = 10^(-10)
Put it all together:
20.5768 x 10^(-10)
Final Answer: 2.05768 x 10^(-9)