Question

5. Jocelyn needs to study two stars for her astronomy research. She has narrowed her choices down to four stars that are located on a straight line from earth.

Star Distance from earth
Star A km

Star B km

Star C km

Star D km

Jocelyn wants to study the two stars that are closest to each other.
(c) Which two stars should she study?
(d) What is the distance between the two stars? Show or explain your work.
Answer:

Answer 1

Star A & B are closest to each other. The distance between them is 45.3x10^15 or 4.53e16.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The four stars are located in star m