Question

A deep sea diver is at 45 feet below sea level. A helicopter is at 100 feet above sea level. What is the distance between the helicopter and deep sea diver?

Answer 1

D = 55 feet

Explanation:

Let below sea level is negative direction and above sea level is positive direction.

A deep sea diver is at 45 feet below sea level = -45 feet

A helicopter is at 100 feet above sea level = +100 feet

We need to find the distance between the helicopter and deep sea diver. It can be calculated by simply adding the above data as follows:

D = -45 +100

= 55 feet

Hence, the distance between the helicopter and deep sea diver is 55 feet.