INike1234go INike1234go Mathematics Answered Jack held a balloon 12 feet off the ground, straight above his head. NIGEL is standing 18 feet directly to the right of Jack. Write an equation that you could use to calculate the distance from NIGEL's feet to the balloon. Let x represent the unknown distance. x2+122=182 x2+122+182 182+122=x2 x2+182=122