Anew obstacle course is home to several new types of challenging obstacles. one such obstacle is traversing a 15-stair staircase. to make it more challenging, the stairs are not uniformly spaced. rather, the vertical space between consecutive stairs for the first 10 stairs is 113 feet and the vertical space for the last 5 stairs is 134 feet. what is the total vertical distance traveled ascending and descending the entire 15-stair staircase?

The total vertical distance traveled ascending and descending the entire 15-stair staircase is 44.167 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that the vertical space between consecutive stairs for the first 10 stairs is

Total vertical distance for first 10-stairs is

The vertical space for the last 5 stairs is

Total vertical distance for 5-stairs is

The total vertical distance of 15-stairs is

Total vertical distance traveled ascending and descending the entire 15-stair staircase is

Therefore the total vertical distance traveled ascending and descending the entire 15-stair staircase is 44.167 feet.