Question

The moon is about 382,500km away from Earth. This distance actually varies by about 22,500km. What are the maximum and minimum distances to the moon?

Answer 1

The minimum distance to the moon is of 360,000 km and the maximum distance is of 405,000 km

Explanation:

The maximum distance is found adding the variation.

The minimum distance is found subtracting the variation.

We have that:

Distance: 382,500 km

Variation: 22,500 km

So

Maximum distance: 382500 + 22500 = 405,000 km

Minimum distance: 382500 - 22500 = 360,000 km

The minimum distance to the moon is of 360,000 km and the maximum distance is of 405,000 km