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A tree breaks due to 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. Find the height of the tree.
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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
- arithmetic
- square root
- planimetrics
- Pythagorean theorem
- right triangle
- triangle
- goniometry and trigonometry
- tangent
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