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The upper part of a tree is broken over by the strong wind makes an angle of 30° with the ground. The top of the broken tree meets the ground at a distance of 25 m from the foot of the tree. Find the original height of the tree.

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Let in ∆ABC,


AB broken part the of Tree


AC unbroken part of the Tree


BC the distance between root and the top of the Tree






Now,




So, Height of the Tree


Therefore, the height of the tree is 51.96 m.


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