Question
Lindsey went skydiving. When she jumped out of the plane, its elevation was 13,000 feet. She was in free-fall for 10,000 feet, and then she deployed her parachute. At what elevation did Lindsey deploy her parachute?
A.
16,000 feet
B.
-16,000 feet
C.
-3,000 feet
D.
3,000 feet
A.
16,000 feet
B.
-16,000 feet
C.
-3,000 feet
D.
3,000 feet
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the elevation at which Lindsey deployed her parachute, we can subtract the distance she fell in free-fall from the initial elevation of the plane.
Initial elevation = 13,000 feet
Distance fallen = 10,000 feet
To find the elevation after falling, we perform the following calculation:
Elevation after free-fall = Initial elevation - Distance fallen
Elevation after free-fall = 13,000 feet - 10,000 feet
Elevation after free-fall = 3,000 feet
Thus, Lindsey deployed her parachute at an elevation of **3,000 feet**.
The correct answer is **D. 3,000 feet**.
Initial elevation = 13,000 feet
Distance fallen = 10,000 feet
To find the elevation after falling, we perform the following calculation:
Elevation after free-fall = Initial elevation - Distance fallen
Elevation after free-fall = 13,000 feet - 10,000 feet
Elevation after free-fall = 3,000 feet
Thus, Lindsey deployed her parachute at an elevation of **3,000 feet**.
The correct answer is **D. 3,000 feet**.