Question

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.

Answer 1

Answer:

38484....................

Answer 2

Answer:

(Astronomical Unit) from the sun. Scientific Notation: 4.600 x 107 km (3.075 x 10-1 A.U.) Scientific Notation: 6.982 x 107 km (0.4667 A.U.) By Comparison: Earth's equatorial inclination to orbit is 23.45 degrees.