Question

4.82 x 10^12 3.2 x 10^4
multiply the numbers above

Answer 1

To multiply the numbers \( 4.82 \times 10^{12} \) and \( 3.2 \times 10^{4} \), you can first multiply the coefficients (4.82 and 3.2) and then add the exponents (the powers of 10).

1. **Multiply the coefficients**:
\( 4.82 \times 3.2 = 15.424 \)

2. **Add the exponents**:
\( 10^{12} \times 10^{4} = 10^{(12 + 4)} = 10^{16} \)

Now combine the results:

\[
15.424 \times 10^{16}
\]

To express it in standard scientific notation, we should adjust it so that the coefficient is between 1 and 10:

\[
15.424 = 1.5424 \times 10^{1}
\]

So, we have:

\[
15.424 \times 10^{16} = 1.5424 \times 10^{1} \times 10^{16} = 1.5424 \times 10^{17}
\]

Thus, the final result is:

\[
1.5424 \times 10^{17}
\]