Question

Maya is camping at the top of mount armstrong at an elevation of 7832 meters. Juan is scuba diving 160 meters below sea level. The two decide to meet at the midpoint. At what elevtation will Maya & Juan meet?

Answer 1

Answer: 3996 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Maya is camping at the top of mount armstrong at an elevation of 7832 meters.

Consider the pont of sea level be 0.

Then the  height of the point where Mary is = +7832 meters (by using integers)

Juan is scuba diving 160 meters below sea level.

⇒The height of the point where Juan is =-160 meters

The distance between them =$7832-(-160)=7832+160=7992\ meters$

The mid point of the distance= $\frac{1}{2}\times7992=3996\ meters$

Hence, Maya & Juan meet will meet at an elevation of 3996 meters .