Eighth grade ) T.5 Pythagorean theorem: word problems 87U A bird was sitting 9 feet from the base of an oak tree and flew 15 feet to reach the top of the
tree. How tall is the tree?

The tree is 12 feet tall

Step-by-step explanation:

Let a represent the length of where the bird was sitting to the oak tree

let b represent the height of the tree

let c represent the length at which the bird flew

by pythagoras theorem

c²=a²+b²

b²=c²-a²

subtitute in the values

3rd box is the answer

step-by-step explanation:

answer: a. 13/44

step-by-step explanation: judging by the information given to us, we are looking for experimental probability. we can see that 13 males have chosen chocolate ice cream. there are 44 ice creams in total (remember that the total is always the denominator). so our answer is 13/44.