Question : The upper part of a tree broken at a certain height makes an angle of 60° with the ground at a distance of 10 metres from its foot. The original height of the tree was:
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution :
Let CD be the height of the tree and it breaks from the point B which touches the ground at A.
As AB = BD, the total height of the tree CD = BC + AB
In
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Again in
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Original Height of the tree
Hence, the correct answer is
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