Question

14. Two trees 7 m and 4 m high stand upright on a ground. If their bases (roots) are 4 m apart, then the distance between their tops is (NCERT (a) 3 m (b) 5 m (c) 4 m (d) 11 m ​

Answer 1

Answer:

he distance between the top of the two trees is 5m.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

required distance is (b) 5m

Step-by-step explanation:

height difference of the trees is 7-4 = 3 m

the distance between their tops is hypotenuse of a right triangle whose adjacent is 4 m and opposite is 3 m

required distance is $\sqrt{4^2+3^2}$ = 5 m