A traffic helicopter descends 102 meters to be 411 meters above the ground, Write an equation to describe the situation using h as the original height of the helicopter. What was the
original height of the helicopter?
Step 1
define
So, we have this data
original height (h) , this is the unknonw value
descends ( in meters)=102
actual height(A)=411 m
Step 2
do the equation
write in math terms the data you have
the actual height(A)+ the descend length(d) is equal to the original height
so, replace
411 m +102 m= original height Equation
h=411 m +102 m
513 m= original height
so, the answer is 513 m