A vertical tree is broken by the wind at...

A vertical tree is broken by the wind at a height of 6 m from its foot and its top touches the ground at a distance of 8 m from the foot of the tree. Calculate the distance between the top of the tree before breaking and the point at which of the tree touches the ground after break.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:

`sqrt(320)`m.

Topper's Solved these Questions

SOME APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY
OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise TEXTBOOK CORNER EXERCISE 12.1|16 Videos
SOME APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY
OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise LONG ASNWER TYPE QUESTIONS-I|8 Videos
SOLVED PAPER SSLC KARNATAKA JUNE 2020
OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise Answer the following questions |37 Videos
SSLC KARNATAKA TOPPERS' ANSWERS MARCH 2018 Class-X
OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise SECTION-E |4 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A vertical tree is broken by the wind at a height of 6 metre from its foot and its top touches the ground at a distance of 8 metre from the foot of the tree. Calculate the distance between the top of the tree before breaking and the point at which tip of the tree touches the ground, after it breaks.

A tree is broken at a height fo 5m from the ground and its top touches the ground at a distance of 12m from the base of the tree. Find the original height of the tree?

A tree is broken by wind, the upper part touches the ground at a point 10 m from the foot of the tree and makes an angle 45° with the ground. The entire length of the tree was

A vertical tree 15 m high is broken by the wind such that its top just touches the ground and makes an angle of 60^(@) with the ground. At what height from the ground did the tree break

A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle 30^(@) with it.The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 8m.Find the height of the tree.

Two poles of heights 6 m and 11 m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between the feet of the poles is 12m , find the distance between their tops .

Two poles of heights 6m and 11m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between the feet of the poles is 12m find the distance between their tops.

A tree breaks due to storm and the briken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle 30^(@) with. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 8 m. find the height of the tree.

OSWAAL PUBLICATION-SOME APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY-LONG ASNWER TYPE QUESTIONS-II

A vertical tree is broken by the wind at a height of 6 m from its foot...
Text Solution
|