The equatorial radius of Earth is approximately 6 * 10^3 km, while the equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately 6 * 10^4 km. Which of the following is true?

A. The equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately one hundred times that of Earth.

B. The equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately ten times that of Earth.

C. The equatorial radius of Earth is approximately one hundred times that of Saturn.

D. The equatorial radius of Earth is approximately ten times that of Saturn.

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Lyla Hurst

Mathematics

5 December, 01:16

The equatorial radius of Earth is approximately 6 * 10^3 km, while the equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately 6 * 10^4 km. Which of the following is true?

A. The equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately one hundred times that of Earth.

B. The equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately ten times that of Earth.

C. The equatorial radius of Earth is approximately one hundred times that of Saturn.

D. The equatorial radius of Earth is approximately ten times that of Saturn.

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Cherokee · Answer 1

B. Saturn is 10 times the equatorial radius of the Earth.

Step-by-step explanation:

That would be (6 * 10^4) / (6 * 10^3)

= 1 * 10^ (4-3)

= 10^1

= 10.

Herman · Answer 2

B. Equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately ten times that of Earth.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have,

Equatorial radius of Earth = 6 * 10³ km

Equatorial radius of Saturn = 6 * 10⁴ km.

So, we see that,

Equatorial radius of Saturn = 6 * 10⁴ = 6 * 10³⁺¹ = 6 * 10³ * 10 = (Equatorial radius of Earth) * 10.

i. e. Equatorial radius of Saturn = Equatorial radius of Earth * 10

Hence, we get that,

Equatorial radius of Saturn is approximately ten times that of Earth.