lake profondo has a depth of 84 ft. lake Segundo is 5/6 as deep. what is the elevation of the bottom of lake Segundo? (remember the elevation is below sea level. Account for this in your answer)
The depth of Lake Segundo is 5/6 of the depth of Lake Profondo. Therefore, the depth of Lake Segundo is (5/6) * 84 ft = 70 ft.
The elevation of the bottom of Lake Segundo, below sea level, would be -70 ft.
To find the elevation of the bottom of Lake Segundo, we need to multiply the depth of Lake Profondo by 5/6.
Depth of Lake Segundo = Depth of Lake Profondo × 5/6
Depth of Lake Segundo = 84 ft × 5/6
Simplifying the fraction:
Depth of Lake Segundo = (84 × 5) / 6
Depth of Lake Segundo = 420 / 6
Depth of Lake Segundo = 70 ft
Since the elevation is below sea level, the elevation of the bottom of Lake Segundo is -70 ft.
To find the elevation of the bottom of lake Segundo, we need to calculate the depth of lake Segundo and then subtract it from the sea level.
First, we need to determine the depth of lake Segundo. We are given that lake Segundo is 5/6 as deep as lake Profondo, which has a depth of 84 ft.
Depth of lake Segundo = (5/6) * 84 ft
Depth of lake Segundo = (5 * 84) / 6 ft
Depth of lake Segundo = 420 / 6 ft
Depth of lake Segundo = 70 ft
Now, we know that the depth of lake Segundo is 70 ft. However, we need to account for the fact that elevation is measured below sea level.
Assuming sea level is 0 ft, the elevation of the bottom of lake Segundo would be:
Elevation = Sea level - Depth of lake Segundo
Elevation = 0 ft - 70 ft
Elevation = -70 ft
So, the elevation of the bottom of lake Segundo is -70 ft, indicating it is 70 feet below sea level.