Answer:
The distance covered by the earth in 2 days will be = [tex] 3.20 \times 10^6 miles [/tex]
Explanation:
Given:
Radius of the circle formed by the movement of the earth around the sun, r = 93 million miles = 93000000 miles
Thus, the distance traveled by the earth in 1 complete revolution, d = 2 x π x r
substituting the values we get,
d = 2 x π x 93000000 miles = 584.33 × 10⁶ miles
Now
the distance 'd' is covered by the earth in 365 days
thus, the distance covered in 1 day will be = [tex]\frac{584.33\times 10^6 \ miles}{ 365\ days} = 1.60\times 10^6 miles/day [/tex]
hence,
the distance covered by the earth in 2 days will be = [tex]2\times 1.60\times 10^6 miles/day = 3.20 \times 10^6 miles [/tex]
