A fish swims 4 feet directly above a scuba diver. The fish suddenly dives to double its depth -34 feet.
under the surface of the ocean. The fish dives to a depth of
What is the position of the scuba diver relative to sea level?
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36 is the final answer! : )

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

25.45584

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