Which statement provides evidence that slavery in the south existed for economic reasons? a. slaves from the northern states crossed over to the south in search of work to stay alive. b. most landowners in the south owned slaves because slavery was legal in these areas. c. cotton and tobacco plantations in the south required an increasing supply of slave labor. d. the fugitive slave act forced citizens in the north to hold slaves who had crossed over from the south.

Project information: the pythagorean theorem can be used in many real-world scenarios. the following is an example of real-word scenario where you will use the pythagorean theorem to find the missing piece. real-word scenario: a handyman needs to create triangular trusses to frame out the roof of a small shed. he knows the roof itself will be 9 feet tall and the length of each truss will be 14 feet. how long will the roof be from its highest to lowest point? part 1: the handyman created a drawing to provide a visual to solve this problem. below is his drawing. 1. part 2: solve the real-life scenario. show all your steps in answering the question and make sure you label your final answer correctly.