Question

A telephone pole is 15 meters tall and a pigeon is standing on the ground 8 meters from the pole. If the pigeon flies from where it is standing to the top of the telephone pole, how far will it fly?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

${a }^{2} + {b}^{2} = {c}^{2} \\ {15}^{2} + {8}^{2} = {c}^{2} \\ 225 + 64 = {c}^{2} \\ \sqrt{289} = {c}^{2} \\ 17 = c$