To plan the trip, we need to know the names of the cities. Let's say the cities are A, B, and C. Let's assume we start at city A, travel to city B, then to city C, and finally return to city A.
To find the total distance traveled, we need to know the straight-line distances between each pair of cities. Let's assume those distances are as follows:
- Distance between city A and city B: 150 kilometers
- Distance between city B and city C: 200 kilometers
- Distance between city C and city A: 100 kilometers
To calculate the total distance traveled, we add up the distances between each pair of cities:
Total distance = Distance A-B + Distance B-C + Distance C-A
= 150 km + 200 km + 100 km
= 450 km
Therefore, the total distance traveled is 450 kilometers.
In decimal notation, the total distance is 450 km.
In scientific notation, we can write this as 4.5 x 10^2 km.
1-Plan a trip where you will start at one city, travel to a second city, travel to a third city, and then return to the original city. Assuming you could travel the direct straight-line distance between each pair of cities, how far will you travel all together? Write your total distance traveled in both decimal notation and scientific notation. Show all your work so it is clear what cities you are going to and in what order.
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