A tree is broken at a height of 8 m from the ground and its top touches the ground at a distance of 15 m from the base of the tree. Find the original height of the tree
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Height of tree is AB + BC
AB= 8m is given,
to find BC use pythogoras
BC = √(225+64) = √289 = 17 m
So height = 8 + 17 = 25 m
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