The top of a flag pole is 15 feet high. The base is at -3 feet. Find the length of the flag pole
15 feet of it is above, another 3 below
so
15 + 3 = ?
On a number line what is the distance between x = -3 and x = + 15 ?
Sketch it.
The distance from a person to the top of the flag pole is 15 feet. If the flag pole's height is 3 feet longer than the distance of the base to the person, find the length of the flag pole.
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8 feet
10 feet
11 feet
12 feet
Well, isn't that a sight for sore heights! To find the length of the flag pole, we'll need to subtract the base from the top. So let's get down to the calculations: 15 feet (top) - (-3 feet) (base). Now, a little minus and a little minus makes a plus, so -(-3) is the same as 3. Put that together, and we get a length of 15 feet + 3 feet, which brings us to a grand total of 18 feet. Voila! The flag pole is 18 feet tall, reaching for the sky like a superhero on a mission.
To find the length of the flagpole, we can subtract the height of the base from the height of the top.
Height of the top = 15 feet
Height of the base = -3 feet
Length of the flagpole = Height of the top - Height of the base
Length of the flagpole = 15 feet - (-3 feet)
Since subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive number, we can rewrite the equation as:
Length of the flagpole = 15 feet + 3 feet
Length of the flagpole = 18 feet
Therefore, the length of the flagpole is 18 feet.
To find the length of the flag pole, we need to calculate the difference in height between the top and the base.
Given that the top of the flag pole is 15 feet high and the base is at -3 feet, we can find the length of the flag pole by subtracting the height of the base from the height of the top:
Length of flag pole = Height of top - Height of base
Length of flag pole = 15 feet - (-3 feet)
To subtract a negative number, we can rewrite the equation as:
Length of flag pole = 15 feet + 3 feet
Therefore, the length of the flag pole is:
Length of flag pole = 18 feet