Question

Xavier climbs 9 feet up into an apple tree. What integer represents the direction and how far he will climb to get back down to the ground? What does the integer 0 represent in this situation? The integer represents Xavier’s climb down. The integer 0 represents .

Answer 1

The answer is "-9 feet and Ground-level".

Explanation:

Given value:

total length or distance from apple tree = 9 feets

In the calculation of the distance between both the ground and the tree will be the same.

If he gets higher 9 feet, he will go back to the ground 9 feet, in this case, the represents ground value is equal to 0.

In the calculation of absolute values it value is opposite but the same.