CRITICAL THINKING: Mercury's average distance from the sun is 57,910,000 km. The Earth is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the sun. What would be the distance of a trip from Mercury to Earth, via the Sun. Look out for the units!!! (1 km = 0.62 mi) .Use Scientific Notation to solve this question.
1 km = 0.62 mi
or
1 mile = 1/.62 km
so 93,000,000 miles = 93,000,000(1/.62) km = ....
add this to 57,910,000 km and convert to SN
let me know what answer you got
To find the distance of a trip from Mercury to Earth, via the Sun, we need to convert the units and then add the distances. Here's how you can solve it step by step:
1. Convert the Earth's distance from miles to kilometers. Since 1 km = 0.62 miles, we can use this conversion factor to convert the distance.
Earth's distance (km) = Earth's distance (miles) * (1 km / 0.62 miles)
Earth's distance (km) = 93,000,000 miles * (1 km / 0.62 miles)
Earth's distance (km) ≈ 150,000,000 km
2. Now we need to add the distance from Mercury to the distance from the Sun to Earth. Mercury's average distance from the Sun is 57,910,000 km, so we can simply add the two distances together.
Total distance (km) = Mercury's distance (km) + Earth's distance (km)
Total distance (km) = 57,910,000 km + 150,000,000 km
Total distance (km) ≈ 207,910,000 km
3. Finally, we can express the total distance in scientific notation. Scientific notation is used to write very large or very small numbers in a more concise format, using powers of 10.
Total distance (scientific notation) ≈ 2.079 x 10^8 km
This means that the total distance from Mercury to Earth, via the Sun, is approximately 2.079 x 10^8 kilometers.