Question
Earths radius is approximately 3959 miles while Jupiters radius is 4.3441 X 10^4. How much bigger is jupiters radius compared to earths
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To find out how much bigger Jupiter's radius is compared to Earth's radius, you can divide Jupiter's radius by Earth's radius.
1. **Earth's radius**: \( R_{Earth} = 3959 \) miles
2. **Jupiter's radius**: \( R_{Jupiter} = 4.3441 \times 10^4 \) miles
Now calculate the ratio:
\[
\text{Ratio} = \frac{R_{Jupiter}}{R_{Earth}} = \frac{4.3441 \times 10^4}{3959}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\text{Ratio} \approx \frac{43441}{3959} \approx 10.96
\]
Therefore, Jupiter's radius is approximately 10.96 times bigger than Earth's radius.
1. **Earth's radius**: \( R_{Earth} = 3959 \) miles
2. **Jupiter's radius**: \( R_{Jupiter} = 4.3441 \times 10^4 \) miles
Now calculate the ratio:
\[
\text{Ratio} = \frac{R_{Jupiter}}{R_{Earth}} = \frac{4.3441 \times 10^4}{3959}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\text{Ratio} \approx \frac{43441}{3959} \approx 10.96
\]
Therefore, Jupiter's radius is approximately 10.96 times bigger than Earth's radius.