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A tree is broken at a height of 4m from the ground. Its top touches the ground at a distance of 3m from the base of the tree. Find the original height of the tree. |
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Answer» Thus, the ORIGINAL height of the TREE = AB+BC+CA=3m+4M+5m=12mStep-by-step EXPLANATION:take the sides of the triangle to be ABC in ABC.Let be AB x. (Pythagoras theorem applied )AB² =BC²+ CA²AB²=(3m)²+(4m)²AB²=9²+16²AB²=25²AB²=√25AB=5m |
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