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PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM: hummingbird's nest is 9 meters high in a tree and a flower is on the ground 12 meters away from the base of the tree. How far will the hummingbird need to fly to get from its nest to the flower?

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The Pythagorean theorem is a squared plus b squared equals c squared.
So 9 is a, 12 is b, and c is unknown.
9^2+12^2=c^2 (By the way if you didn't know this ^2 means squared.
81+144=c^2
225=c^2
15=c because 225 is a perfect square (It is 15 squared)

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The hummingbird needs to fly 15 meters to get to the flower
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