Question

Manoj rappelled 30 ft down from the top of a canyon. He then rappelled an additional 10 ft down the canyon.

What must he do to return to the top of the canyon?

Answer 1

To return to the top of the canyon he rappelled 40 ft above .

Explanation:

Given : Manoj rappelled 30 ft down from the top of a canyon. He then rappelled an additional 10 ft down the canyon.

To find : What must he do to return to the top of the canyon.

Solution : We have given

Manoj rappelled down from the top of a canyon = 30 ft.

Again he rappelled an additional down the canyon = 10ft.

So, total distance he covered = 30 ft + 10 ft = 40 ft .

Now , He is 40 ft down from the top of the canyon .

To return to the top of the canyon he rappelled 40 ft above .

Therefore, To return to the top of the canyon he rappelled 40 ft above .