What is the total solar power received by the earth

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The earth's average distance from the sun is 1.50 X10¹¹ m. At this distance, the intensity ofradiation from the sun is 1.38 kW/m². The earth's radiusis 6.73 X 10⁶ m. What is the total solar power received by the earth? (For comparison, total human power consumption is roughly 10¹³.)

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