Question

To complete one orbit around the sun, the planet Venus travels approximately

6.799 × (10 to the power of 8) km in about 225 days.

Step 1 of 2
Venus's speed is about_____x (10 to the power of 6) kilometers per day.

What number goes in the blank?

Enter your answer as a number, like this: 42.53

Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

To find Venus's speed in km/day, divide the orbital distance (6.799 × 10^8 km) by the orbital period (225 days). The result, rounded to two decimal places, is approximately 3.02 × 10^6 kilometers per day.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem asks us to find Venus's speed in kilometers per day during its orbit around the Sun. First, we are given Venus's orbital distance around the Sun which is 6.799 × 10^8 kilometers and the time it takes to complete one orbit, which is 225 days. To find the speed, we will divide the total distance by the time:

1. Cover the distance in one day by dividing the total distance by the total number of days: 6.799 × 10^8 km / 225 days.
2. Calculate the division to find the daily speed: (6.799 × 10^8 km) / 225 days ≈ 3.022 × 10^6 km/day.

Hence, the number that goes in the blank is 3.02 when rounded to two decimal places.