Atree is 15 feet tall. a bird is sitting on the grass 8 feet away from the tree. how far, in feet, will the bird have to fly to get to the top of the tree?

The bird would have to fly 17 feet to get to the top of the tree. This scenario creates an imaginary right triangle so using the Pythagorean theorem can help you solve this problem. First, multiply 15^2 and 8^2 to get 289. Find the square root of 289 to get 17.