Work out (4 × 1^3 ) × (6 × 10^−5) Give your answer in standard form
To express the given expression in standard form, we first need to simplify the terms within the parentheses. Starting with the first set of parentheses, we have 4 multiplied by 1 raised to the power of 3, which simplifies to 4. Moving on to the second set of parentheses, we have 6 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of -5. This can be rewritten as 6 × 10^-5.
Now that we have simplified the terms within the parentheses, we can multiply the results together. Multiplying 4 by 6 gives us 24. To combine the powers of 10, we add the exponents, resulting in 10^-2. Therefore, the final expression is 24 × 10^-2.
In standard form, a number is expressed as a decimal coefficient multiplied by a power of 10. To convert 24 × 10^-2 into standard form, we can rewrite it as 2.4 × 10^-1. Therefore, the answer to the given expression in standard form is 2.4 × 10^-1.
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