To find out how much bigger Jupiter's radius is compared to Earth's radius, we can calculate the ratio of Jupiter's radius to Earth's radius.
Earth's radius (E) = 3,959 miles
Jupiter's radius (J) = \( 4.3441 \times 10^4 \) miles
Now, we calculate the ratio \( R \) as follows:
\[ R = \frac{J}{E} = \frac{4.3441 \times 10^4}{3,959} \]
Next, we perform the division:
- First, calculate \( 4.3441 \times 10^4 \) divided by \( 3,959 \):
\[ 4.3441 \times 10^4 \div 3,959 \approx 10.96 \]
- Next, convert \( 10.96 \) into scientific notation.
To do this, we express \( 10.96 \) as \( 1.096 \times 10^1 \).
- Therefore, the ratio can be expressed in scientific notation:
\[ R \approx 1.096 \times 10^1 \]
Putting it all together, the answer to how much bigger Jupiter's radius is compared to Earth's radius is:
\[ \frac{4.3441 \times 10^4}{3,959} \approx 1.096 \times 10^1 \]
Thus:
Jupiter’s radius is approximately \( 1.096 \times 10^1 \) times bigger than Earth’s radius, in scientific notation.