Question

A plane is flying at the height of $$5000\ m$$ above the sea level. At a particular point, it is exactly above a submarine floating $$1200\ m$$ below the sea level. what is the vertical distance between them?

Answer 1

$$\textbf{Step 1: Creating an equation.}$$

$$\text{Distance between the plane and sea level = 5000m}$$

$$\text{Distance between the submarine and sea level = 1200m}$$

$$\text{Vertical distance = Distance between the submarine and sea level }$$

$$\text{+ Distance between the plane and sea level}$$

$$\textbf{Step 2: Substituting the values and solving the equation.}$$

$$\text{Vertical distance = Distance between the submarine and sea level }$$

$$\text{+ Distance between the plane and sea level}$$

$$\text{Vertical distance} = 1200 + 5000$$

$$\text{Vertical distance = 6200m}$$

$$\textbf{Hence, the vertical distance between the plane and submarine is equal to 6200m}$$