Since the Venus orbits round the sun, the sun is the center of the circular path of the revolution of the planet, Venus.
Thus, the distance of the planet, Venus fron the sun is given by the distance between the points (0, 0) and (41, 53).
Recall that the distance between two points [tex](x_1, y_1)[/tex] and [tex](x_2, y_2)[/tex] is given by [tex]d= \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2} [/tex]
Thus, the distance between the points (0, 0) and (41, 53) is given by:
[tex]d= \sqrt{(41-0)^2+(53-0)^2} \\ \\ = \sqrt{41^2+53^2} = \sqrt{1,681+2,809} \\ \\ = \sqrt{4,490} =67 \ units[/tex]
Given that each unit of the plane represents 1 million miles, therefore, the distance from the sun to the Venus is 67 million miles.
