The highest point in California is Mount Whitney at 14,494 feet above sea level. The lowest point is the Death Valley at 282 fee

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lutik1710 [3]

3 years ago

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The highest point in California is Mount Whitney at 14,494 feet above sea level. The lowest point is the Death Valley at 282 fee

t below sea level (-282). What is the difference in elevations? How?

Mathematics

2 answers:

barxatty [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-24T05:26:51+03:00

barxatty [35]3 years ago

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Okay so in order to figure this out you have to realize that height (distance) cannot be negative. So all you do is add 282 feet from the mountain and 282 from the valley to get 564ft in the difference of elevations

Sedaia [141] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-24T07:39:42+03:00

Sedaia [141]3 years ago

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Answer: 14,776 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The positive 14,494 plus the negative 282 feet would be a total of 14,776 feet.

So, the difference is 14,776 feet.