Stofflet871idn
Answered

Join IDNLearn.com today and start getting the answers you've been searching for. Discover comprehensive answers to your questions from our community of experienced professionals.

At its closest point, Mercury is approximately 46 million kilometers from the sun. What is this distance in AU?

Sagot :

Everest2017idn
1 astronomical unit 1 AU = 1.4960 * 10^11 meters
it is the average distance between earth and sun
mercury to sun distance is = 46,000,000 * 1000 meters
               = 4.6 * 10^9 meters = 4.6 * 10^9 / 1.4960 * 10^11  AU
               =  3.0.74 / 100  = 0.0374 AU

Explanation :

Astronomical unit is the unit to find the average distance between the earth and the sun.

[tex]1\ AU=1.496\times 10^8\ Km[/tex]

So, [tex]1\ Km=\dfrac{1}{1.496\times 10^8}\ AU[/tex]

46 million kilometers means, [tex]46\times 10^6\ Km[/tex]

[tex]46\times 10^6\ Km=\dfrac{46\times 10^6}{1.496\times 10^8}[/tex]

[tex]46\ million\ Km=0.3074\ AU[/tex]

Hence, this is the required solution.      

We appreciate your presence here. Keep sharing knowledge and helping others find the answers they need. This community is the perfect place to learn together. Thank you for choosing IDNLearn.com. We’re dedicated to providing clear answers, so visit us again for more solutions.