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Linear and log scales This plot doesn't convey much more information than is in the mnemonic device "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos." We'll use the data in the table below to plot the planets' distances from the sun on the y-axis and keep the x-axis the same. Would you rather use units of kilometers (km) or astronomical units (AU) for the y-axis? Does it matter? Explain. What are the smallest and largest distances for the planets? What is the range of distances you will put on the y-axis Start with zero at the origin(corner) of the plot and make your tick marks on the y-axis. What distance does each tick mark represent? Now that value of the y-axis is a quantity (i.e., distance), include the units in the axis title. Again, draw a symbol on the plot for each planet.

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Part-1) the AU unit system is more convenient if taken through y axis.

Part-2) the smallest distance is 0.4 AU and the largest distance is 30.1 AU. So, the range in y axis is (0.4-30.1) AU

Part-3) each tick mark represent 1 AU which is approximately equal to 1.49 × 10^11 m.

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