Question

3. Write the numbers in the following examples using the proper signs.
(1) A submarine is at a depth of 512 metres below sea level.
(2) The height of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the Himalayas, is 8848 met:
(3) A kite is flying at a distance of 120 metres from the ground.​

Answer 1

Given:

(1) A submarine is at a depth of 512 metres below sea level.

(2) The height of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the Himalayas, is 8848 met:

(3) A kite is flying at a distance of 120 metres from the ground.​

To find:

Write the numbers in the above examples using the proper signs.

Solution:

Below the level or below the ground defines negative sign

Above the level or above the ground defines positive sign

From given, we have,

(1) A submarine is at a depth of 512 metres below sea level.

⇒ - 512 meters

(2) The height of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the Himalayas, is 8848 met:

⇒ + 8848 met

(3) A kite is flying at a distance of 120 metres from the ground.​

⇒ + 120 meters

Answer 2

Answer:

write the numbers using proper sign