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25 November, 08:49

In space, our real moon has a diameter of 3,476 km and is on average 384,400 km from Earth. The sun is about 149,600,000 km from the Earth. Given that the Moon and Sun appear to be the same size to an observer on Earth, how many times farther is the sun than the moon?

Given such vast numbers, what would be a better way to express these distances?

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  1. 25 November, 09:45
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    1. 389.2 times farther

    2. Scientific Notation

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Given that

    Distance from moon to earth = 384,400 km

    Distance from sun to earth = 149,600,000 km

    Therefore, distance from sun to moon

    = Distance from sun to earth less distance from moon to earth

    So,

    Distance from sun to moon = 149,600,000 km - 384,400 km

    = 149,215,600 km

    Number of times the earth is farther from the sun = 149, 600, 000 : 384, 400

    = 389.1779

    = 389.2 times farther

    Again, from the data, the diameter of the sun can be estimated by

    = 3476 * 389.2

    = 1.35 million km

    NOTE: All these are estimated answers from the data provided in the question.

    Scientific Notation is a way used in expressing numbers that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in decimal forms. It's also called Standard form in some areas of the word.
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