Question

The Tonga Trench is at an elevation of 35,702 feet below sea level. The South Sandwich Trench is at an elevation of 23,737 feet below the sea level.
The elevation of Tonga Trench can be expressed as a rational number as
feet. The elevation of the South Sandwich Trench can be expressed as a rational number as
feet.

Answer 1

Answer:

-35 702 ft; -23 737 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

If sea level is defined as 0 ft, then depths below sea level are negative quantities.

The elevation of the Tonga Trench is -35 702 ft.

The elevation of the South Sandwich Trench is -23 737 ft.

A rational number is a number that can be obtained by dividing two integers.

-35 702 = 35 702/(-1)

-23 737 = 23 737/(-1)

Both numbers are rational.

Answer 2

The Tonga Trench elevation is about 35,702 feet below the sea level and it is expressed in rational number form as $\frac{35,702}{1}$ , the South Sandwich Trench is at an elevation of 23,737 feet below the sea level and it is expressed in rational number form as $\frac{23,737}{1}$.

What is the representation of a rational number?

The rational number is represented in the p/q form. A rational has a numerator and a denominator. The numerator belongs to any real number but the denominator must be R - {0}.

Expressing the given numbers in the rational form:

The Tonga Trench elevation =  35,702 feet (below the sea level)

It is expressed in rational number form (i.e., p/q) as follows:

we have p = 35,702 and q is considered as 1 because any rational number with a denominator = 1 is the same as the number

So, the rational form is $\frac{35,702}{1}$

The South Sandwich Trench elevation = 23,737 feet (below the sea level) It is expressed in rational number form (i.e., p/q) as follows:

we have p = 23,737 and q is considered as 1 because any rational number with a denominator = 1 is the same as the number

So, the rational form is $\frac{23,737}{1}$

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