Question

A pipe that is 3.1 meters long is placed vertically in a pond. Its lowest point is 1.5 meters under the water surface. How far above the water surface is the top of the pipe?

Answer 1

Find out the how far above the water surface is the top of the pipe .

To prove

As given

A pipe that is 3.1 meters long is placed vertically in a pond.

Its lowest point is 1.5 meters under the water surface.

thus

The top of the pipe far above the water surface = 3.1 - 1.5

= 1.6 meter

Therefore the top of the pipe far above the water surface is 1.6 meter .