A pipe that is 3.1 meters long is placed vertically in a pond. Its lowest point is 1.5 meters under the water surface. How far a

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bove the water surface is the top of the pipe?

2 answers:

bixtya [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-30T15:34:17+03:00

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The answer is 1.6 meters.

Sav [38] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-30T18:00:55+03:00

Answer

Find out the how far above the water surface is the top of the pipe .

To prove

As given

A pipe that is 3.1 meters long is placed vertically in a pond.

Its lowest point is 1.5 meters under the water surface.

thus

The top of the pipe far above the water surface = 3.1 - 1.5

= 1.6 meter

Therefore the top of the pipe far above the water surface is 1.6 meter .