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The storm broke the vertically growing spruce at 8 meters above the ground. The top fell to the bottom 6 meters from the spruce base. Find the original height of the spruce.

Correct answer:

x =  18 m

Step-by-step explanation:

a=8 m b=6 m  c=a2+b2=82+62=10 m  x=a+c=8+10=18 m



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