Tom has a bird named jerry. Jerry was sitting 5 feet away from the base of a tree. He sees another bird on a branch of tree 12 feet away. Find the exact distance between jerry and the other bird.

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starting at the tree draw a segment 5 ft
starting at the tree draw a segment 12 ft high
both with the same vertex
now connect them and you will form a right triangle
apply the Pythagorean Theorem
5^2 + 12^2= d^2
25+144= d^2
169= d^2
13=d (square root of 169)

distance = 13 feet

hope you can follow the steps

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Tom has a bird named jerry. Jerry was sitting 5 feet away from the base of a tree. He sees another bird on a branch of tree 12 feet away. Find the exact distance between jerry and the other bird.

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