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A tree breaks due to a 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 8 m. The height of the tree was

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a

7 3 m  

b

5 3 m  

c

8 3 m  

d

2 3 m   

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Given that,
Distance between foot of tree and top of tree touching ground = 8 m,
Height of the broken part of the tree in air above the ground = AB and,
Angle made by the broken tree touches the ground, θ= 30 °  .
The situation represented diagrammatically is as follows,
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For the broken part of the tree,
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cos 30 ° = 8 AC 3 2 = 8 AC AC= 8×2 3 AC= 16 3  
Original length of tree = AB +AC
= 8 3 + 16 3 = 24 3  
=8 3 m  
Therefore, the original height if the tree was 8 3 m.  
The correct option is 3.
 
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