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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 G
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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? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the tree ,string & and the ground form a right triangle
string = hypotenuse = 20m
distance from tree =17 m
so height^2 = 20^2-17^2
=400-289
=111
height = sqrt(111)
= 10.5 m height of tree
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