document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366342>Question 366342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A dead tree was struck by lightning, causing it to fall over at a point 14 feet up from the base of the tree. If the original height of the tree was approximately 31 feet, what is the distance (along the ground) from the top of the tree to the base of the trunk? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #261030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=261030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By application of the Pythagorean theorem, the distance from the top of the tree to the base of the trunk is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2817%5E2+-+14%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2893%29+=+9.64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2817%5E2+-+14%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2893%29+=+9.64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet, to two decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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