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Answer:

0.0078 or 7.8*10^-3

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Answer:

7.8 * 10 ^-3

Explanation:

( 1.3* 10 ^-5) ( 6 * 10^2)

Multiply the numbers

1.3 * 6 = 7.8

Multiply the exponent terms, remembering we add the exponents, when we multiply

10 ^ -5 * 10 ^2 = 10 ^( -5+2) = 10 ^-3

Put them back together

7.8 * 10 ^-3

Since this is in scientific notation, we are don

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