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In a violent storm, a tree got bent by the wind. The top of the tree meets the ground at an angle of `30^(@)`, at a distance of 30 metres from the root. At what height from the bottom did the tree bent? What was the original height of the tree? (Use `sqrt3=1.73`)

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17.3 m, 51.9 m
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