Question

Perform the following operation and express the answer in scientific notation. 6.900x1010 = 4.000x108 [?]x10 Coefficient (green) Exponent (yellow) Enter​

Answer 1

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Answer:

1.725×10²

Explanation:

Your calculator or a spreadsheet can format the result of this division in scientific notation for you.

For the powers of 10, the applicable rule of exponents is ...

(10^a)/(10^b) = 10^(a-b)

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`6.900*10^(10)/4.000*10^8=(6.9)/(4)*10^(10-8)\\\\=\boxed{1.725*10^2}`