Question

A tree is broken at a height of 5 m from ground and it's top touches the ground at a distance of12 m from the base Find the original height of tree

Answer 1

from Pythagoras property
sum of square of two sides is equal hypotenuse
(hypotenuse)^2=(12)^2 +(5)^2
(x)^2=144+25
x^2=169
x=13
original height of tree is 13+5=18
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