Given
[tex]\begin{gathered} (2.0\times10^7)(4.0\times10^4) \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]To solve this, we collect like terms by bringing the whole numbers first, followed by the powers
So we have:
[tex]undefined[/tex]we multiply the numbers and add the powers since they have the same base of 10
So, we have:
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