Solved on Nov 13, 2023

Simplify (5×108)4\left(5 \times 10^{8}\right)^{4} and express the result in scientific notation.

STEP 1

Assumptions1. We are given the expression (5×108)4(5 \times10^{8})^{4} . We need to simplify this expression and write the answer in scientific notation

STEP 2

We can simplify the expression by applying the power of a product property, which states that (ab)n=an×bn(ab)^n = a^n \times b^n.(5×108)4=54×(108)4\left(5 \times10^{8}\right)^{4} =5^{4} \times \left(10^{8}\right)^{4}

STEP 3

Now, we can calculate the value of 55^{} and (108)\left(10^{8}\right)^{}.
5=6255^{} =625(108)=1032\left(10^{8}\right)^{} =10^{32}

STEP 4

Substitute these values back into the equation.
(×108)4=625×1032\left( \times10^{8}\right)^{4} =625 \times10^{32}

STEP 5

Now, we need to convert this to scientific notation. Scientific notation is written as a×10na \times10^{n}, where 1a<101 \leq a <10 and nn is an integer.To convert 625625 to a number between 11 and 1010, we can write it as .25×102.25 \times10^{2}.

STEP 6

Substitute this value back into the equation.
(5×108)4=6.25×102×1032\left(5 \times10^{8}\right)^{4} =6.25 \times10^{2} \times10^{32}

STEP 7

We can simplify this further by using the rule of exponents, which states that am×an=am+na^{m} \times a^{n} = a^{m+n}.
(5×10)4=6.25×102+32\left(5 \times10^{}\right)^{4} =6.25 \times10^{2+32}

STEP 8

Calculate the exponent.
(5×108)4=6.25×1034\left(5 \times10^{8}\right)^{4} =6.25 \times10^{34} So, the simplified expression in scientific notation is 6.25×10346.25 \times10^{34}.

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