SOLUTION: A plane is flying at the height of 5000 m above the sea level. At a particular point, it is exactly above a submarine floating 1200 m below the sea level. What is the vertical dist

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Question 864046: A plane is flying at the height of 5000 m above the sea level. At a particular point, it is exactly above a submarine floating 1200 m below the sea level. What is the vertical distance between them?
Answer by harpazo(655)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Vertical distance = 5000 + 1200
Vertical distance = 6200 meters.

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