If Mt Everest ( 8850 m ) Was placed in the deepest trench ( -11025 ) How far below the water surface would the mountain top be?
2007-03-14 21:02:01 · 3 answers · asked by coconutsmizz 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
if you're subtracting a positive number by a negative number with a higher absolute value (a bigger number except for the negative sign)
just subtract the positive number from the absolute value of the negative number (the same number without the negative sign)
and put the negative sign on the result.
In your problem, the absolute value of (-11025) is 11025. Subtract 8850 from it and put the negative on the answer.
by the way, Mt Everest probably wouldn't fit all the way down to the bottom of the deepest trench because its base is too big.
2007-03-14 21:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by kozzm0 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let us consider the sea level to be zero and above height to be positive and depth to be negative
mt everest=+8850m
deepest trench=-11025m
now add them,
we get=+8850+(-11025)
=8850-11025
=-2175 m
therefore the mountain top would be 2175 m below
2007-03-14 22:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by satwik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simple subtraction will do it.
2007-03-14 21:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋