A tree 32 mtr high broke at a point 7 mtr above the ground but did not separate. At what distance is the top of tree from it's bottom?
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broken part consider as hypothes
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hypotenuse = (32-7)m = 25 m
Perpendicular = 7 m
Base = ?
h² = b² + p²
or 25² = b² + 7²
or b² = 25² - 7² = 576 = (24)²
or b = 24
distance of top of the tree from its bottom = 24 m
Perpendicular = 7 m
Base = ?
h² = b² + p²
or 25² = b² + 7²
or b² = 25² - 7² = 576 = (24)²
or b = 24
distance of top of the tree from its bottom = 24 m
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