A bird was sitting 16 feet from the base of an oak tree and flew 20 feet to reach the top of the tree. How tall is the tree?

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Grgmo · Answer 1 · 2022-08-01T19:56:16+0000

Given:

A bird was sitting 16 feet from the base of an oak tree and flew 20 feet to reach the top of the tree.

To find:

The length of the tree.

Solution:

A bird was sitting 16 feet from the base of an oak tree.

Vertical distance between bird and base = 16 feet

Then the bird flew 20 feet to reach the top of the tree.

Now, the vertical distance between bird and base = (16+20) feet

So, length of the oak tree is it the sum of 16 feet and 20 feet.

$\text{Length of the oak tree}=16+20$ feet

$\text{Length of the oak tree}=36$ feet

Therefore, the length of the oak tree is 36 feet.