Question

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When the Sun makes an orbit around the center of the Milky Way, it travels 2.025 × 1014 kilometers. The orbit takes 225 million years. At what rate does the Sun travel? Write your answer in scientific notation ( and please try to explain how)

Answer 1

Considering the equation for the rate, it is found that it is of $9 \times 10^5$ kilometres per year.

The rate is distance divided by time, that is:

$r = \frac{d}{t}$

In this problem:

• The distance, in kilometres, is of $d = 2.025 \times 10^{14}$
• The velocity, in years, is of $v = 225 \times 10^6 = 2.25 \times 10^8$.

The rate is:

$r = \frac{d}{t} = \frac{2.025 \times 10^{14}}{2.25 \times 10^8} = 0.9 \times 10^6 = 9 \times 10^5$

The rate is of $9 \times 10^5$ kilometres per year.

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