7. An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 6m/min. If the descent starts from 10m above the ground level, how long will it take to reach −350m.
Q. 7. An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 6m/min. If the descent starts from 10m above the ground level, how long will it take to reach −350m.
Calculate total distance: Calculate the total distance the elevator needs to descend. It starts from 10m above ground and goes down to −350m.Total distance = (−350m)−(10m)=−360m
Divide by descent rate: Since the elevator descends at a rate of 6m/min, divide the total distance by the rate to find the time.Time =RateTotal distanceTime =6m/min−360m
Calculate time: Perform the division to calculate the time.Time = −360m/6m/min=−60 min
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