Why is farming difficult in new england?
a. the connecticut river is surrounded by plain
b. winters are short and dry
c. the soil is thin and rocky
d. summers are long and cool

just took the test the answer is b.

the answer would be the third option, "no, ariel should have added 9^2 and 12^2 and compared that to 15^2."

this is found through the pythagorean theorem, which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

this is the correct way of solving the problem:

9^2 + 12^2 = 15^2

81 + 144 = 225

225 = 225