Question

One astronomical unit is about 93,000,000 miles. At 20,000 miles per hour how many astronomical units can Orion travel? ( Orion is a spacecraft that reached speeds of 20,000 miles per hour)

Answer 1

Orion can travel approximately 1.88 astronomical units per year.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of astronomical units Orion can travel at a speed of 20,000 miles per hour, we need to convert the speed to miles per year:

20,000 miles/hour * 24 hours/day * 365 days/year = 175,200,000 miles/year

Next, we can divide the speed by the distance of one astronomical unit:

175,200,000 miles/year / 93,000,000 miles/AU = 1.88 AU/year

Therefore, Orion can travel approximately 1.88 astronomical units per year.

Answer 2

`2.15* 10^(-4)\ AU`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:-

The speed of the orion= 20,000 miles per hour

Time = 1 hour ( From source )

Thus,

Distance = Speed * Time = 20,000*1 miles = 20,000 miles

Thus, in 1 hour, the orion can travel 20,000 miles

Also,

93,000,000 miles = 1 astronomical unit

1 mile = 1/93,000,000 astronomical unit

20,000 miles = (1/93,000,000)*20,000 astronomical unit

The orion can travel
`2.15* 10^(-4)` AU in one hour.