Question

Perform the following operation and express the answer in scientific notation

Answer 1

2×10⁻⁴

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

2.8 ×10⁻⁶ + 1.4×10⁻²

Solution:

2.8 ×10⁻⁶ + 1.4×10⁻²

2×10⁻⁶⁺²

2×10⁻⁴

Scientific notation is the way to express the large value in short form.

The number in scientific notation have two parts.

. The digits (decimal point will place after first digit)

× 10 ( the power which put the decimal point where it should be)

for example the number 6324.4 in scientific notation will be written as = 6.3244 × 10³