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A dead tree was struck by lightning causing it to fall

over at a point 6.9 ft up from its base. If the fallen
treetop forms a 35° angle with the ground, about how
tall was the tree originally? Round to the nearest
whole number.

User Stephen Walsh
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The answer for this is going to be 25.6
User Nuaavee
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Answer:

10+15.6 = 25.6 ft.

Explanation:

User Ram Madhavan
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