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Jeremy R
Jeremy R asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 9 years ago

Trigonometry Problem?

Find the distance that the earth travels in one day in its path around the sun. Assume a year has 365 days and that the path of the earth around the sun is a circle of radius 93 million miles. (The path of the earth around the sun is actually an ellipse, however, has very small eccentricity, so it is nearly circular.)

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  • Ed I
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    C = 2πr = 2π(93000000) = 584336233.6...

    584336233.6... ÷ 365 = 1600921.188.... ≈ 1600921 mi

  • Pi R Squared
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Hi,

    Circumference = 2πr

    2π(93,000,000) = 584,335,740 miles per year

    584,335,740 miles per year x 1/365 = 1,600,920 miles per day <==ANSWER

    I hope that helps!! :-)

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