Question

What is the difference in height between an albatross flying at 100 m above the surface of the ocean and a shark swimming 30 m below surface? What is the distance between them if the shark is right below the albatross

Answer 1

Answer:

130 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that an albatross flying at 100 m above the surface of the ocean and a shark swimming 30 m below surface.

To find the the distance between shark and albatross we will subtract elevation of shark with respect to water surface from the elevation of albatross.    

Since albatross is flying above water surface, so elevation of albatross will be positive. As the shark is swimming below water surface, so its elevation will be negative (-30 m).

$\text{Distance between shark and albatross}=100-(-30)$

$\text{Distance between shark and albatross}=100+30$

$\text{Distance between shark and albatross}=130$

Therefore, the distance between shark and albatross will be 130 meters, if the shark is right below the albatross .

Answer 2

Answer:

130 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Let surface of ocean be at 0 feet (sea level)

• Albatross is 100 m ABOVE surface of ocean, and
• Shark is 30 m BELOW the surface of ocean

The distance from albatross to surface is 100 and the distance from surface to shark is 30 m. The total distance between them is $100+30=130$

Distance between shark and albatross is 130 m