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A flying squirrel’s nest is 8.8 meters high in a tree. From its nest the flying squirrel glides 9.4 meters to reach an acorn that is on the ground. How far is the acorn from the base of the tree

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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

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