Deforestation in the Amazon peaked in . Since then, deforestation has been . A. 1975 . . . Decreasing B. 1984 . . . Increasing C. 2004 . . . Decreasing D. 2010 . . . Increasing Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

the answer would be the third option, "no, ariel should have added 9^2 and 12^2 and compared that to 15^2."

this is found through the pythagorean theorem, which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

this is the correct way of solving the problem:

9^2 + 12^2 = 15^2

81 + 144 = 225

225 = 225