To find out how much further Neptune is from the sun than Mercury, we need to calculate the difference between their distances from the sun.
Neptune's distance from the sun: 4.5 × 5.8 * 10^(10) km
Mercury's distance from the sun: 5.8 × 10^(7) km
To calculate the difference, we subtract Mercury's distance from Neptune's distance:
Difference = Neptune's distance - Mercury's distance
Difference = (4.5 × 5.8 * 10^(10)) km - (5.8 × 10^(7)) km
To simplify the calculation, we can convert the scientific notation expressions to standard form:
Neptune's distance = 4.5 × 5.8 × 10^(10) km = 26.1 × 10^(10) km = 2.61 × 10^(11) km
Mercury's distance = 5.8 × 10^(7) km
Now we can calculate the difference:
Difference = 2.61 × 10^(11) km - 5.8 × 10^(7) km
To subtract the two numbers, we need to convert them to the same exponent. Let's convert 2.61 × 10^(11) km to scientific notation:
2.61 × 10^(11) km = 261 × 10^(9) km = 2.61 × 10^(10) km
Now we can subtract the two numbers:
Difference = 2.61 × 10^(10) km - 5.8 × 10^(7) km
To subtract these numbers, we need to have the same exponent. Let's convert 5.8 × 10^(7) km to 10^(10) km:
5.8 × 10^(7) km = 0.58 × 10^(10) km
Now we can subtract the two numbers:
Difference = 2.61 × 10^(10) km - 0.58 × 10^(10) km
Difference = (2.61 - 0.58) × 10^(10) km
Difference = 2.03 × 10^(10) km
Therefore, Neptune is 2.03 × 10^(10) km further from the sun than Mercury.
Mercury is 5.8 x 10^(7) km from the sun. Neptune is 4.5 × 5.8 * 10^(10)
km from the sun. How much further is Neptune from the sun than Mercury? (1 point)
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