By definition, we have:
Scientific notation, also called pattern or notation in exponential form, is a way of writing numbers that accommodate values too large (100000000000) or small (0.00000000001) to be written in a conventional manner.
A number written in scientific notation follows the following pattern:
[tex] m * 10 ^ e
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The number m is called "mantissa" and e the "order of magnitude"
For this case we have the following number:
[tex] 3,482,000,000
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Using the definition we have:
[tex] 3,482,000,000 = 3,482 * 10 ^ 9
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Answer:
The number written in scientific notation is given by:
[tex] 3.482 * 10 ^ 9 [/tex]