Question

A commercial jet liner hits an air pocket and drops 282 feet. After climbing 143 feet up it drops another 161 feet. What is its overall vertical change?

Answer 1

Answer:

Therefore the overall vertical change is a drop of 300 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

i) The overall vertical change is given by = -282 feet + 143 feet - 161 feet = -300 feet.

ii) Therefore the overall vertical change is a drop of 300 feet. A drop is represented as negative and a climb is represented as positive.