Scientists believe that there is an extremly massive black hole at the center of the milly way. How many times more massive than the Sun would a black hole with a mass of 7.36 x 10^36 kg be? The mass of the sun is approximately 1.99 x 10^30 kg.
divide the mass by the mass of the sun. Goodness.
thanks
i got 3.7 x 10^6
To determine how many times more massive a black hole is compared to the Sun, you can divide the mass of the black hole by the mass of the Sun.
Let's do the calculation:
Mass of the black hole = 7.36 x 10^36 kg
Mass of the Sun = 1.99 x 10^30 kg
To find the ratio between the two masses, we divide the mass of the black hole by the mass of the Sun:
Ratio = (7.36 x 10^36 kg) / (1.99 x 10^30 kg)
Now, to simplify this calculation, we can convert the masses to scientific notation:
Ratio = (7.36 / 1.99) x (10^36 / 10^30)
Dividing the numbers in the numerator and denominator gives us:
Ratio = 3.7 x 10^(36 - 30)
Simplifying further:
Ratio = 3.7 x 10^6
Therefore, the black hole is approximately 3.7 million times more massive than the Sun.