Question

A pigeon was sitting 18 feet from the base of a telephone pole and flew 30 feet to reach the top of the pole. How tall is the telephone pole?

Answer 1

The telephone pole is 24 ft.

Explanation:

30^2-18^2=b^2

900-324=b^2

576=b^2

\sqrt{576} =\sqrt{b^2}

24=b

b=height of telephone pole