Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

THATS A MODELI CAf\J I2ELATE TOe,ATUR.1\)TUPITER.,';tJEPTUIJ£URMJUS.. .,'MAR.S \I£!JU5 .":'.000 0 .: .MERCURY',: .EARTH :: SU1\1The relative sizes of the planets are shown above.The distances between planets is not accurate.Can a suitable scale be chosento use in making a scale drawing thataccurately repr~sents both thedistances and si~es of the planets?The table to the right lists boththe distances and diameters.A scale drawing that uses thesame scale to represent both thedistances and diameters would not bepractical since the distance numbersare so much larger than the diameters.SUl-JAV£R"'C.E DIe,TANCEFROM SUI\)DIAMEn:121,392,,000 kmMERCURY 5'l9OQOOO km "1,8'18 kmvwus lOB,ZOO,ooolon 1'2,112 k.vnEARTH 149,GOO,OOO km 12.,75G k.vnMAR.e, 227,900,000 km