document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=611614>Question 611614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please help?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here are the diameters of four of the planets in our solar system.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Venus....   1.21 X  10 to the 4th power KM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Saturn ..   1.21 X  10 to the 5th power KM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mars.....   6.88 X  10 to the 3rd power KM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Neptune...  4.95 X  10 to the 4th power KM\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which of the plantets above would have diameters that are closest in length?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.  Mars and Venus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.  Mars and Saturn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  Venus and Saturn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.  Venus and Neptune\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe the answer maybe D.... am I right? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385127 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=385127\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would write the numbers in a form that is easier to visualize: plain numbers with commas separating the thousands.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Those planets are all only a few thousands of kilometers wide, so the numbers do not get too long. It's also good to put them in order, smallest to largest.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mars: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6.88%2A10%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6.88%2A10%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 6,880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Venus: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.21%2A10%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.21%2A10%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 12,100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Neptune: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.95%2A10%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.95%2A10%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 48,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Saturn: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.21%2A10%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.21%2A10%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 121,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mars is the smallest of the planets listed. The next smallest one is Venus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Neptune is larger, and Saturn is the largest one. Having them in order, each planet will be closer in size to the ones listed next to it than to the other planets. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference between the diameters of Mars and Venus is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12,100 Km - 6,880 Km = 5,220 Km,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and Venus is not quite twice as wide as Mars,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the absolute difference and the relative difference are rather small.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For any other pair of planets, those differences are larger.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference between Venus and Neptune is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49,500 Km - 12,100 Km = 37,400 Km,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and Neptune is more than four times as wide as Venus.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference between Neptune and Saturn is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "121,000 Km - 49,500 Km = 71,500 Km,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and Saturn is more than twice as wide as Neptune. </SPAN>\n" );
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