document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362910>Question 362910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> QUESTION\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TONY HAS GOT HIS KITE STUCK AT THE TOP OF A VERY TALL TREE. HE KNOWS THE STRING ON HIS KITE IS 20 M LONG. WHEN HE PULLS THE STRING TIGHT AND HOLDS THE VERY END ON THE GROUND IT TOUCHES 17 M FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE. IF THE GROUND IS FLAT, HOW TALL IS THE TREE? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258752 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the tree ,string & and the ground form a right triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "string = hypotenuse = 20m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance from tree =17 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so height^2 = 20^2-17^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=400-289<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=111<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = sqrt(111)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 10.5 m height of tree<BR>\n" );
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