Question

An electric post 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 original height of the tree. (Hint: draw a rough sketch
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Answer 1

Answer:

13

Step-by-step explanation:

base=12

perpendicular=5

by Pythagorean theorem

12^2+5^2=hyp^2

169=hyp^2

hypotenuse=13

orignal height=13+5=18