Question

An airplane is flying at analtitude of 13,034feet. If another airplane is flyingat 18,002 feet, find the verticaldistance between the planes.

Answer 1

Notice that the two airplanes are flying above the ground; therefore, the position of the first aircraft is given by y_1=13034, while the position of the second one is y_2=18002.

The distance between two points is given by

`|y_2-y_1|`

Thus,

`\Rightarrow distance=|y_2-y_1|=|18002-13034|=|4968|=4968`

The vertical distance is 4968ft. The answer is 4968ft