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The top of a broken tree has its top touching the ground (shown in the adjoining figure) at a distanc of 10 m from thee bottom. If the angle made by the broken part with ground is `30^@`, then the length of the broken part is

(a)`10sqrt3` cm
(b)`(20)/sqrt3` cm
(c)20 cm
(d)`20sqrt3` m

A

`10sqrt3` cm

B

`(20)/sqrt3` cm

C

20 cm

D

`20sqrt3` m

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