document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173538>Question 173538</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diameter of the Earth is 1.28 x 10 to the fourth power Kilometers. The diameter of Jupiter is 1.43 x 10 to the fifth power Kilometers. How much larger is the diameter of Jupiter? Explain how you found your answer.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "dia of Jupiter = 1.43*10^5 = 14.3*10^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dia of Earth = 1.28*10^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jupiter's dia - Earth's diameter = (14.3 - 1.28)*10^4 = 13.02*10^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1.302*10^5 km difference in diameters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14.3/1.28 = 11.172, so Jupiter's dia is 11.172 times that of Earth.  Note:  It is NOT 11.172 times larger, is it 11.172 times as large.  That makes it 10.172 times larger.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When dividing, both terms were 10^4, so they canceled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When adding or subtracting, the exponents must match.<BR>\n" );
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