Question

11. A large pine tree was struck by lightning and fell as

Answer 1

It forms a right triangle.

To find X you can use the Pythagorean theorem which would be written as x^2 = a^2 + b^2

This can be rewritten as x = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)

Using the dimensions of the tree the answer would be :

B. x = sqrt(8^2 + 13^2)