18. A tree is broken at a height of 12 m from the ground and its top touches the
ground at the distance of 16 m from th

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1. Answer:

   32m

   Step-by-step explanation:

   Let the broken part of the tree, the remaining part and the distance between the broken part and the base of the tree form a right triangle

   By Pythagoras theorem

   the broken part=√(distance between the broken part and the base)^2 + (remaining part)^2

   √(144+256)

   =20m

   the original ht of the tree = Broken part+Remaining part

   =32m

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