Question

A flying squirrels nest is 5 meters high in a tree from its nest the flying squirrel glides 13 meters to reach an accorn that is on the ground how far is the acorn from the base of the tree

Answer 1

Answer: 5.2

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer to your question is 12 m

Explanation:

Data

height = 5 m

the distance the squirrel flyed= 13 m

the distance from the three to the acorn = ?

Process

1.- To solve this problem use the Pythagorean theorem

c² = a² + b²

c = 13

a = 5

b = x

2.- Solve for b

b² = c² - a²

3.- Substitution

b² = 13² - 5²

4.- Simplification

b² = 169 - 25

b² = 144

5.- Result

b = 12 m

6.- The distance from the three to the acorn is 12 m