SOLUTION: A bird is sitting at the top of a tree that is 14 feet tall. It spots an appetizing piece of bread on the ground 5 feet away from the foot of the tree. If it flies in a straigh

Question 1199926: A bird is sitting at the top of a tree that is 14 feet tall.
It spots an appetizing piece of bread on the ground 5 feet away from the foot of the tree.
If it flies in a straight line down to the breadcrumb, how far does it fly?
Round your answer to the nearest foot.

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use Pythagoras


     =  = 15 feet  (rounded to the nearest foot).    ANSWER

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