Q. Simplify. Your answer should be in proper scientific notation:Double 7×105
Understand Operation: Understand the operation to be performed.We need to double the value of 7×105. Doubling means multiplying the number by 2.
Perform Doubling: Perform the doubling operation.Double 7×105 means 2×(7×105).2×7=14So, we have 14×105.
Check Result Format: Check if the result is in proper scientific notation.Scientific notation requires the first number to be between 1 and 10. Since 14 is not between 1 and 10, we need to adjust the expression.
Convert to Scientific Notation: Convert the result into proper scientific notation.To convert 14 into a number between 1 and 10, we can write it as 1.4 and increase the exponent by 1 to balance the expression.1.4×106 is the proper scientific notation for 14×105.