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Hehe laugh Another one guys laugh Where the tree stood there was a storm that broke the top of the tree. The tree was 18m high before it broke and I need to find out how high up it broke laugh

 Jan 13, 2016

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Call the part of the tree leaning over, (18 -x).....and by the Pythagorean Theorem,

 

4.2^2 + x^2  = (18 - x)^2      simplify

 

17.64 + x^2  = x^2 - 36x + 324       subtract x^2 from both sides

 

17.64 = -36x + 324     rearrange

 

36x  = 324 - 17.64     divide both sides by 36

 

x =  [324 - 17.64] / 36  = 8.51 m   ..... and that's how high up it broke

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Jan 13, 2016
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Call the part of the tree leaning over, (18 -x).....and by the Pythagorean Theorem,

 

4.2^2 + x^2  = (18 - x)^2      simplify

 

17.64 + x^2  = x^2 - 36x + 324       subtract x^2 from both sides

 

17.64 = -36x + 324     rearrange

 

36x  = 324 - 17.64     divide both sides by 36

 

x =  [324 - 17.64] / 36  = 8.51 m   ..... and that's how high up it broke

 

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill Jan 13, 2016

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