Question

During the first 6 years of its operation, the Hubble Space Telescope circled the Earth 37,000 times, for a total of 1,280,000,000 km. Use scientific notation to find the number of kilometers in one orbit. Write your answer to two decimail places and don't forget the units.

Answer 1

Answer:

$Kilometers\ in\ 1\ Orbit=\frac{1.28*10^9 Km}{3.7*10^4orbits}$

$Kilometers\ in\ 1\ Orbit=3.46*10^4 Km/Orbit$

Explanation:

Given Data:

Numbers of times Telescope cycled around the earth in 6 years=37,000 times

Total Distance traveled in 6 years by the Hubble Space Telescope=1,280,000,000 Km

Find:

Kilometers in one Orbit=?

Solution:

Kilometers in 37,000 Orbits=1,280,000,000 Km

Kilometers in 1 Orbit=1,280,000,000/37,000

In Scientific Notation:

$Kilometers\ in\ 3.7*10^4\ Orbits=1.28*10^9 Km$

$Kilometers\ in\ 1\ Orbit=\frac{1.28*10^9 Km}{3.7*10^4 orbits}$

Kilometers in 1 Orbit=34594.594 Km

Kilometers in 1 Orbit in Scientific notation:

$Kilometers\ in\ 1\ Orbit=3.46*10^4 Km$