A tree broken at a height of 8cm from the ground and it top touches the ground at a distance 15 cm from the base of the tree find the original height of the tree
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25cm
Step-by-step explanation:
Total original height
= height above ground where it get broken + the broken tree touching ground
It forms a right angled triangle
we can apply pythagoras theorem here
Hyp^2= 8^2+ 15^2
=√289
Hyp= 17
original height= 8+17
=25cm
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