Question

A bird is flying 1200 feet above the sea level. At a particular point, it is
directly above a fish floating at 400 feet below the sea level. By how much the
bird must descend its flight to be as far as from the sea level, as the fish is?

Friennds is the answer -800??

Answer 1

Answer:

800

Step-by-step explanation:

You would have to descend 800 feet to get to the same level. If it was -800, you would go up 800 feet.

Answer 2

Given: A bird is flying 1200 feet above the sea level. At a particular point, it is directly above a fish floating at 400 feet below the sea level.

To find: By how much the bird must descend its flight to be as far as from the sea level, as the fish is below the sea level.

Explanation: Let the distance above the sea level be positive and distance below the sea level be negative.

Distance of bird= +1200 feet

Distance of fish= -400 feet

To be as far from the sea level as the fish is the bird should also come down till +400 feet above sea level.

Distance to be descended

= Distance at which bird flies- Distance at which bird has to come

= +1200 feet-400 feet

= 800 feet

Therefore, the bird must descend its flight by 800 feet to be as far from the sea level as the fish is.