A submarine is 730 m below sea level. An airplane that is directly over the submarine is 9,144 m above sea level. What is the vertical distance between the submarine and the airplane?
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Submarine: -730 Airplane: 9,144 |-730-9,144|=|-9,874|=9,874 |d|: absolute value The vertical distance between the submarine and airplane is 9,874 meters.