Question

Mike Is standing on a ladder that is partly in a hole he starts out on a rung that 6 feet underground climbs up 14 feet the climbs down 11 feet what is mikes final position relative to the ground level

Answer 1

-3

mike's final position relative to the ground is 3 feet's underground

Explanation:

We take positive value when he is above the ground and then take negative value when he is below or underground

6 feet's underground = -6

He climbs up 14 feet = +14

He climbs down 11 feet = -11

We are required to find his last position relative to ground level

= -6+14-11

= (-6) + (-11) + 14

= -17 + 14

= -3

So we have it that mike's final position relative to the ground is 3 feet's underground