How can you use the absolute value to find the distance from the surface of Lake Michigan to its deepest point? What is the distance

Question

Lake Michigan : 577 | -346

Answer 1

I'm assuming that the elevation at the surface of Lake Michigan is 577 feet above sea level and that the deepest point is -346 feet below sea level. In this case, an absolute value function can help us solve the distance between the two points.

We set up an equation like the one below and we solve it to find the distance between the two points.

|-346ft - 577ft| = 923 ft