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a tree is broken at a height of 6 cm from the ground and its top touches the ground at a distance of 8cm from the base of the tree . find th
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a tree is broken at a height of 6 cm from the ground and its top touches the ground at a distance of 8cm from the base of the tree . find the original height of the tree pls do to step to step explaination
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Answer:
I guess its 16
Step-by-step explanation:
Because
Hieght =6cm
Base = 8cm
Hypotenuse=?
by pythagoras formula = a^2+b^2=c^2
6 *6 + 8*8 =c^2
36 + 64 = c^2
100 =c^2
Root of 100 is 10
so the whole tree is = to 10 +6 =16