A film crew is filming an action movie, where a helicopter needs to pick up a stunt actor located on the side of a canyon. The stunt actor is 20 feet below the ledge of the canyon.
The helicopter is 30 feet above the ledge of the canyon.
Which of the following expressions represents
the length of rope that needs to be lowered
from the helicopter to reach the stunt actor?
feet
35-
30-
25
-20 + 30
20 – 30
20
|-20) - 130
-20| + |30|
15
10
5
0-
-5
-10
-15-