Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Exponents and Radicals - 1.2 Exercises - Page 23: 89

Answer

$1.30032 \times 10^{-20}$

Work Step by Step

$(7.2 \times 10^{-9})(1.806 \times 10^{-12})$ Simplify by adding together the two decimals 7.2 and 1.806. Then combine the exponents using addition. $(7.2 \times 1.806 \times 10^{-21})$ $(13.0032 \times 10^{-21})$ Move the decimal place to the left once, which means you need to add to the exponent, making it: $(1.30032 \times 10^{-21+1})$ $(1.30032 \times 10^{-20})$
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