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A traffic helicopter descends 142 meters to be 430 meters above the ground, as illustrated in the diagram to the

right. Write an equation to describe the situation using h as the original height of the helicopter. What was the
original height of the helicopter?

User Mncedisi
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430m+142m=h

The original height of the helicopter would be 142m higher than what it just descendet to.

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