Okay I am really stuck on this question
Tip:
^ = exponent Example: 6x10^7 7 is exponent
Question:
Venus is the second planet from the sun. Earth is the third planet from the sun. The distance from Venus to the sun is 6.72x10^7 and the distance from Earth to the sun is 9.3x10^7 miles. What is the distance between Earth and Venus?
silly question, the distance between earth and venus is not constant, it changes all the time.
if they should line up in a straight line the distance between earth and venus is
9.3x10^7 - 6.72x10^7
= 10^7(9.3-6.72)
= 2.58x10^7
To find the distance between Earth and Venus, we need to subtract the distance from Venus to the sun from the distance from Earth to the sun.
Given:
Distance from Venus to the sun = 6.72x10^7 miles
Distance from Earth to the sun = 9.3x10^7 miles
To subtract these distances, we'll need to perform subtraction on the numbers and on the exponents separately.
First, subtract the numbers:
9.3 - 6.72 = 2.58
Next, subtract the exponents:
10^7 - 10^7 = 0
Finally, combine the number and the exponent:
2.58x10^0
Since any number raised to the power of 0 is 1, we can simplify this to just 2.58.
Therefore, the distance between Earth and Venus is 2.58 miles.