A 50 m tree is broken at a height of 21 m from the ground but did not separate and its top touches the ground. Fidn the distance between the stem of the tree and its top.
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The diagram forms a right angled triangle with 50-21 = 29m hypotenuse and a leg of 21m
Pythagoras theorem - 29²-21²= 20²
Second leg is 20m
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