A tree is broken at a height of 5m from the ground and its top touches the ground at a distance of 12m from the base of the tree. Find the orignal height of the tree
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The total height of the tree is 18m
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Let A'CB represent the tree before it is broken at the point C and let the top A' touches the ground at A after it broke Then ABC is the right angled triangle, right angled at B.
Then,
Using Pythagoras Theorem in ABC
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