Question

A flying squirrel's nest is 12 feet high in a tree. From its nest, the flying squirrel glides 13 feet to reach an acorn
that is on the ground. How far is the acorn from the base of the tree? Draw a picture and show your work.

Answer 1

Answer: the answer should be 5

if you draw a right triangle 12 would be the line that goes up (A) and 13 would be the slanted line (C) so that leaves the bottom line to be C.

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Step-by-step explanation:

$A^{2} +B^{2} =C^{2} \\12^{2} +B^{2} =13^{2} \\144+B^{2} =169\\-144 -144\\\sqrt{B^{2} } =\sqrt{25} \\ B=5$