SOLUTION: At a point on the ground 70 ft from the base of a​ tree, the distance to the top of the tree is 2 ft more than 3 times the height of the tree. Find the height of the tree.

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Question 1066838: At a point on the ground 70 ft from the base of a​ tree, the distance to the top of the tree is 2 ft more than 3 times the height of the tree. Find the height of the tree.
The height of the tree is
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y, tree height

This part is the hypotenuse: the distance to the top of the tree is 2 ft more than 3 times the height of the tree.

, Right Triangle, Pythagorean Theorem formula

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