4.82×10^12 - 2.56×10^(-2)
Show work in scientific notation.
To subtract two numbers in scientific notation, we need to make sure that the exponents are the same.
First, let's convert 2.56×10^(-2) to scientific notation with the same exponent as 4.82×10^12:
2.56×10^(-2) = 0.0256×10^12
Now we can subtract the numbers:
4.82×10^12 - 0.0256×10^12
Since the exponents are the same, we can subtract the coefficients:
4.82 - 0.0256 = 4.7944
The final answer in scientific notation is:
4.7944×10^12