To multiply numbers in scientific notation, you can multiply the decimal parts and add the exponents of 10. Let's calculate the product of 4.3 × 10 and 2.4 × 10^0:
Decimal part: 4.3 × 2.4 = 10.32 (multiply the decimal parts)
Exponent part: 10 × 10^0 = 10^1 (add the exponents)
Combining these results, we have 10.32 × 10^1. However, to express this in scientific notation, we need to adjust the decimal part to be between 1 and 10. In this case, we can move the decimal point one place to the left, resulting in 1.032. The exponent increases by one accordingly.
Thus, the product of 4.3 × 10 and 2.4 × 10^0 expressed in scientific notation is 1.032 × 10^2.