Question
When determining the product of two numbers written in scientific notation,
the base numbers and
the exponents of the powers of ten.
subtract
add
multiply
divide
the base numbers and
the exponents of the powers of ten.
subtract
add
multiply
divide
Answers
GPT-4o mini
When determining the product of two numbers written in scientific notation, you **multiply** the base numbers and **add** the exponents of the powers of ten.
For example, if you have \( (a \times 10^m) \) and \( (b \times 10^n) \), the product would be calculated as follows:
\[
(a \times b) \times 10^{(m+n)}
\]
So, you multiply \( a \) and \( b \), and then add the exponents \( m \) and \( n \).
For example, if you have \( (a \times 10^m) \) and \( (b \times 10^n) \), the product would be calculated as follows:
\[
(a \times b) \times 10^{(m+n)}
\]
So, you multiply \( a \) and \( b \), and then add the exponents \( m \) and \( n \).