Question

A traffic helicopter descends 102 meters to be 411 meters above the ground, Write an equation to describe the situation using h as the original height of the helicopter. What was theoriginal height of the helicopter?

Answer 1

A traffic helicopter descends 102 meters to be 411 meters above the ground, Write an equation to describe the situation using h as the original height of the helicopter. What was the

original height of the helicopter?

Step 1

define

So, we have this data

original height (h) , this is the unknonw value

descends ( in meters)=102

actual height(A)=411 m

Step 2

do the equation

write in math terms the data you have

the actual height(A)+ the descend length(d) is equal to the original height

so, replace

411 m +102 m= original height Equation

h=411 m +102 m

513 m= original height

so, the answer is 513 m