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The average distance between the earth and the moon is 382,000,000 meters (radis) this is the only info that the problem has given me

2007-10-08 04:54:58 · 4 answers · asked by ckenyon 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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And that's the only info you need, assuming you are familiar with the relationship between a circle's circumference and its diameter, whch the question assumes you are.

The circumference of a circle is the diameter multiplied by pi, which is a methematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159265358979

(It is actually an irrational number, and most scientific calculators have a button for pi on them these days)

2007-10-08 05:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0 0

If you know the radius of a circle, then you can calculate the circumference (the length all around the circle) with the simple equation:
c=2 x pi x r

But the moon's orbit is actually an ellipse, and that is a more complex equation.
But if its a simple answer they're looking for, then the circle equation is enough (for extra credit, you might indicate in your answer that the moon's orbit is an ellipse and this circle answer is an approximation only).

2007-10-08 12:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Circumference (distance moon travels in one orbit around Earth) = 2,415,273 Kilometers

2007-10-08 11:59:34 · answer #3 · answered by ¸•¨*•.¸AnGeL¸.•*¨•¸ 3 · 0 0

In order to answer this question you need to specify a reference point; that is what distance does the moon travel with respect to WHAT? With respect to the earth, or with respect to the sun or to the galaxy?

2007-10-08 13:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 1 0

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