Question

The mean distance of the earth from the sun is 93 million ml The distance varies by 1.6 million ml. What are the maximum and minimum distances of the earth from the sun?

Answer 1

Maximum distance = 94.6 million miles

Minimum distance = 91.4 million miles

Explanation:

The mean distance of the Earth from the sun is 93 million miles.

The distance varies by 1.6 million miles.

The maximum distance of the Earth from the sun is 93 + 1.6 = 94.6 million miles

The minimum distance of the Earth from the sun is 93 - 1.6 = 91.4 million miles.