Multiple choice

A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bonds to that the top of the tree first touches the ground, making an angle of 30 with the horizontal. The distance from the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 10m. Find the height of the tree.

  1. $10 (\sqrt3 + 1)$m
  2. $10 \sqrt3$m
  3. $10 (\sqrt3 - 1)$m
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{10}{ \sqrt3}$m
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