Mercury is 5.8 x 10^(7) km from the sun. Neptune is 4.5 × 5.8 * 10^(10)
km from the sun. How much further is Neptune from the sun than Mercury? (1 point)
To find out how much further Neptune is from the sun than Mercury, we need to calculate the difference between their distances from the sun.
Neptune's distance from the sun: 4.5 × 5.8 * 10^(10) km
Mercury's distance from the sun: 5.8 × 10^(7) km
To calculate the difference, we subtract Mercury's distance from Neptune's distance:
Difference = Neptune's distance - Mercury's distance
Difference = (4.5 × 5.8 * 10^(10)) km - (5.8 × 10^(7)) km
To simplify the calculation, we can convert the scientific notation expressions to standard form:
Neptune's distance = 4.5 × 5.8 × 10^(10) km = 26.1 × 10^(10) km = 2.61 × 10^(11) km
Mercury's distance = 5.8 × 10^(7) km
Now we can calculate the difference:
Difference = 2.61 × 10^(11) km - 5.8 × 10^(7) km
To subtract the two numbers, we need to convert them to the same exponent. Let's convert 2.61 × 10^(11) km to scientific notation:
2.61 × 10^(11) km = 261 × 10^(9) km = 2.61 × 10^(10) km
Now we can subtract the two numbers:
Difference = 2.61 × 10^(10) km - 5.8 × 10^(7) km
To subtract these numbers, we need to have the same exponent. Let's convert 5.8 × 10^(7) km to 10^(10) km:
5.8 × 10^(7) km = 0.58 × 10^(10) km
Now we can subtract the two numbers:
Difference = 2.61 × 10^(10) km - 0.58 × 10^(10) km
Difference = (2.61 - 0.58) × 10^(10) km
Difference = 2.03 × 10^(10) km
Therefore, Neptune is 2.03 × 10^(10) km further from the sun than Mercury.