Q. 25. A tree 32 meter-high is broken off 7 meter from the ground. How far from the foot of the tree will the top strike the ground?
Visualize Triangle Problem: Visualize the problem as a right triangle where the tree is the hypotenuse. The tree breaks 7 meters from the ground, creating a right triangle with the ground and the remaining part of the tree.
Determine Triangle Sides: Determine the lengths of the sides of the triangle.The full height of the tree is 32 meters, and it breaks 7 meters from the ground, so the length of the tree from the break to the top is 32−7=25 meters.
Use Pythagorean Theorem: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance from the foot of the tree to where the top strikes the ground.Let's denote the distance from the foot of the tree to where the top strikes the ground as d. The broken part of the tree (25 meters) is the hypotenuse, and the height from the ground to the break point (7 meters) is one leg of the right triangle. We need to find the other leg d.
Apply Theorem: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem.The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse c is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides a and b.So, we have:a2+b2=c2d2+72=252
Solve for Distance: Plug in the known values and solve for d. d2+49=625d2=625−49d2=576
Take Square Root: Take the square root of both sides to solve for "d".d2=576d=24