POOL:A diver on a spring board that is 3 meters above the surface of the pool. Another pool diver is below the surface of the pool.
a. Write an integer for the position of each diver relative to surface the pool.
b. Find absolute value of each integer.
c. who is farther away from the surface of the pool.
A. on the spring board: +3 Below the surface:-2
B. +3= 3,-2= 2
C. Diver on the spring borad.
I guess, but your problem statement says nothing about the depth below the surface.
a. The diver on the springboard would have a position of +3 meters relative to the surface of the pool, while the diver below the surface of the pool would have a position of -x meters, where "x" is the depth at which the diver is located.
b. The absolute value of +3 meters is 3 meters, and the absolute value of -x meters is also x meters.
c. Since we don't know the specific value of "x" (the depth of the second diver), we can't determine who is farther away from the surface of the pool. However, I'm pretty sure the second diver is making some waves down there!
a. The position of the diver on the springboard that is 3 meters above the surface of the pool can be represented by the integer +3. The position of the diver below the surface of the pool can be represented by a negative integer, such as -5.
b. The absolute value of +3 is 3, and the absolute value of -5 is also 5.
c. Based on the absolute values, the diver who is farther away from the surface of the pool is the one with the larger absolute value, which is -5.
a. To write integers for the position of each diver relative to the surface of the pool, we need a reference point. Let's consider the surface of the pool as the zero point, and any position above the surface as positive, and any position below the surface as negative.
Given that the diver on the springboard is 3 meters above the surface of the pool, we can represent their position as +3.
As for the diver below the surface of the pool, we don't have a specific measurement, but we can assume they are deeper than 3 meters. Let's say they are 5 meters below the surface, so we represent their position as -5.
So, the positions of the divers relative to the surface of the pool are:
Diver on springboard: +3
Diver below the surface: -5
b. To find the absolute value of each integer, we simply remove the sign. The absolute value of a positive number remains unchanged, and the absolute value of a negative number becomes positive.
Absolute value of +3 = 3
Absolute value of -5 = 5
c. By comparing the absolute values, we can determine that the diver who is farther away from the surface of the pool is the one with the greater absolute value. In this case, the diver below the surface has an absolute value of 5, which is greater than the absolute value of 3 for the diver on the springboard. Therefore, the diver below the surface is farther away from the surface of the pool.