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The table shows information about two of the major moons of Uranus.

\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|}
\hline
Moon & Orbital Period (days) & Average Distance from Uranus (km) \\
\hline
Miranda & 0.319 & 129,390 \\
\hline
Titania & 8.71 & 435,910 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

What is the average distance between Miranda and Uranus?

A. [tex]$2.84 \times 10^4 \, \text{km}$[/tex]

B. [tex]$1.29 \times 10^5 \, \text{km}$[/tex]

C. [tex]$1.47 \times 10^6 \, \text{km}$[/tex]

D. [tex]$4.65 \times 10^7 \, \text{km}$[/tex]



Answer :

Let's analyze the given data from the table and find the average distance of Miranda from Uranus. According to the table, the average distance of Miranda from Uranus is 129,390 kilometers.

We need to represent this distance in scientific notation to match one of the given options.

The scientific notation form of 129,390 km can be determined as follows:
- The number can be written as [tex]\(1.29390 \times 10^5\)[/tex] in scientific notation, but usually in scientific notation, we simplify to one digit after the decimal point if equivalent. Therefore:
- 1.29 times 10 to the power of 5 kilometers, which is [tex]\(1.29 \times 10^5\)[/tex] kilometers.

Looking at the provided options, the one matching this value is:
[tex]\[1.29 \times 10^5 \text{ km}\][/tex]

So, the average distance between Miranda and Uranus is:
[tex]\[1.29 \times 10^5 \text{ km}\][/tex]