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Use the given information to complete parts I and II. In your final answer, include all calculations.

Venus has an approximate diameter of 1.2103 · 10^10 millimeters. The sun has a diameter of 1.391 · 10^6 kilometers.

Part I: Given that for every one kilometer there are 1,000,000 millimeters, which unit of measurement should be used to best represent the lengths of the sun and Venus's diameters?

Part II: Approximate how many times greater the sun's diameter is than planet Venus's.

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#1

  • 1km=10^6mm

Km should be used as unit .

#2

  • Venus=1.2103×10^10mm=1.21×10^4km
  • Sun=1.391×10^6km


\\ \tt\hookrightarrow (Sun)/(Venus)=(1.21* 10^4)/(1.391* 10^6)=0.869* 10^(-2)=8.69* 10^(-3)times

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