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A tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle with the ground. If the broken part makes an angle of 50°43' with the ground and the top of the tree is now 6 meters from its base, how tall was the tree? O 16.742 meters 16.811 meters O 13.952 meters O 14.009 meters

A tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle with the ground. If the broken part makes an angle of 50°43' with the ground and the top of the tree is now 6 meters from its base, how tall was the tree? O 16.742 meters 16.811 meters O 13.952 meters O 14.009 meters

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A tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle with the ground. If the broken part makes an angle of 50°43' with the ground and the top of the tree is now 6 meters from its base, how tall was the tree? O 16.742 meters 16.811 meters 13.952 meters O 14.009 meters
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