Question

The planet venus is on average 2.5x10^7 kilometers from earth. The planet mars is on average 2.25x10^8 kilometers from earth. What is the average distance from venus to mars?

Answer 1

Answer:

The average distance from venus to mars is 2.5x10⁸ kilometers.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know:

d₁: average distance between venus and earth = 2.5x10⁷ km

d₂: average distance between mars and earth = 2.25x10⁸ km

We can find the average distance from venus to mars as follows:

$d_{t} = d_{1} + d_{2}$

First, we need to equal the base power 10 so we can sum both distances:

$2.25 \cdot 10^{8} = 2.25 \cdot 10^{7} \times 10 = 22.5 \cdot 10^{7} km$      

Now, average distance:

$d_{t} = 2.5 \cdot 10^{7} + 22.5 \cdot 10^{7} = (2.5 + 22.5) \cdot 10^{7} = 25 \cdot 10^{7} km = 2.5 \cdot 10^{8} km$

Therefore, the average distance from venus to mars is 2.5x10⁸ kilometers.

I hope it helps you!