Question

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Answer 1

Given:

The height of the the tree from where the tree was broken = 13 ft

The distance from the foot of the tree to the broken top = 36 ft

To find the height of the tree.

Formula

By Pythagoras theorem we get,

h² = l²+b²,

where, h be the hypotenuse

b be the base and

l be the other side of the triangle along the right angle.

Now,

Putting, l =13 and b = 36 we get,

`h^(2) =36^(2) +13^(2)`

or,
`h^(2) = 1296+169`

or,
`h^(2) =1465`

or,
`h=√(1465)`

or,
`h = 38.3`

Therefore,

The height of the tree is about = 13+38.3 ft = 51.3 ft

Hence,

The height of the tree is about 51.3 ft.