Pitágoras Astronomy

Geometry Level 2

At this moment in the Solar System, the Sun, the Earth and Saturn are making a right triangle, where the right angle is on the Earth.

Using these values:
Distance from Sun to Earth is $\boxed {1,496*10^8}$
Distance from Sun to Saturn is $\boxed{1,427*10^9}$

Find the distance from Earth to Saturn at this moment.

\boxed{1.4191×10^9 }

\boxed {1.3591×10^1}

\boxed {2.4191×10^7}

\boxed{1.4191×10^8 }

3 solutions

Venture Hi
Mar 27, 2014

the answer is actually 1.4191*10^12

Ok I get this problem and these measures from my math book. This measures are old.

Victor Paes Plinio - 7 years, 2 months ago

Maybe you should tell us what type of measurement we should put in our final answer, so people who put 1.419*10^12 can be correct.

Manu Mehta - 5 years, 11 months ago

actually right

kowshik dey - 7 years, 2 months ago

maybe the answer would have been given in kilometres and u are telling in metres.

Jitesh Mittal - 6 years, 6 months ago

Syed Haydar
Apr 8, 2014

lets take distance of earth and Saturn to be (x^2) ,

(x)^2=(1.427x10^9)^2 - (1.496x10^8)^2

Sourav Kabiraj
Apr 19, 2014

The actual answer is 1.4191*10^12

You've placed commas instead of decimal points, that's deceiving. If commas are considered then the answer is 1.4191*10^12, however if the commas are replaced then the answer is C. Just use the Pythagorean theorem.

Danish Wazir - 7 years, 1 month ago

Pitágoras Astronomy

3 solutions

0 pending reports