Question

Mercury is about 3.5984x10^7 miles from the sun.Earth is about 9.2957x 10^7 miles from the Sun. About how far is Mercury from Earth

Answer 1

The answer is
`= 5.6973 * 10^7`

Step-by-step explanation

As all the planets revolve in specific orbit around the sun. Then suppose these planets are in same line.

The distance of Mercury from Sun =
`3.5984 * 10^7`

The distance of Earth from the Sun =
`9.2957 * 10^7`

The distance of Mercury form The Earth = ?

⊕ ⊕ ⊕

Sun (A) Mercury (B) Earth (C)

B → A
`= 3.5984 * 10^7`

C → A
`= 9.2957 * 10^7`

C → B
`= 9.2957 * 10^7 - 3.5984 * 10^7`

C → B
`= 10^7 (9.2957 - 3.5984)`

C → B
`= 10^7 (5.6973)`

C → B
`= 5.6973 * 10^7`