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A tree is broken at a height of 5 m from the ground and its top touches the ground at adistance of 12 m from the base of the tree .Find the original height of the tree.

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ANSWER:-

The Original Height of the TREE is 18 meters.

Explanation:-

Given:-

  • A tree has broken from 5 m above the ground (Let us say from point A).

  • Its top touches the ground at a distance of 12 m from its base (Let us say point C).

To FIND:-

  • The original height of the tree.

Theorem used:-

Pythagoras Theorem,

\large \blue{ \longrightarrow \boxed{ \red{ \bf  {h}^{2}  = <klux>B</klux> {}^{2}  +  {p}^{2}.}}}

Where,

  • h is Hypotenuse.

  • b is Base.

  • p is Perpendicular.

So Here,

  • h = ??

  • b = 12 m.

  • p = 5m.

Now,

By putting the above values in theorem we get:-

\tt\longrightarrow {h}^{2}  =  {b}^{2}  +  {p}^{2}.  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:   \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \: \\   \\ \tt\longrightarrow h =  \sqrt{ {b}^{2} +  {p}^{2}  } . \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \\   \\ \tt\longrightarrow h =  \sqrt{ (12m) {}^{2} + (5m) {}^{2} } . \\  \\ \tt\longrightarrow h =  \sqrt{144 {m}^{2} + 25 {m}^{2}  }. \:  \:  \:  \:  \\  \\ \tt\longrightarrow h =  \sqrt{169m {}^{2} }. \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \\  \\ \tt\longrightarrow h = 13 \: m. \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:

THEREFORE The total height of the tree,

= 13m + 5m.

= 18m.



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