Question

A bird is sitting 8 feet from the base of a willow tree and flew 17 feet to reach the top of the tree. How tall is the tree?

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

a^2+b^2=c^2

8^2+b^2=17^2

64+b^2=289

-64 -64

b^2=225

√225

b=15