Question

2 STEM The distance from the deepest point in the MarianasTrench to the surface of the Pacific Ocean is estimated tobe 35,070 feet. The distance from Mount Everest, one ofthe highest mountain peaks, to sea level is estimated to be29,029 feet. Imagine that Mount Everest was next to theMarianas Trench. What would the distance be from the topof the mountain to the deepest part of the trench?

Answer 1

Step 1

Sketch a diagramatic representation of the question.

Step 2

Based on the diagram calculate the distance from the top of the mountain to the deepest part of the trench (D).

`D=\text{ }35,070\text{ + 29,029 = 64,099ft}`