Solve each problem. Give any decimal approximations to the nearest tenth. See Example

Chapter 8, Problem 77

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Solve each problem. Give any decimal approximations to the nearest tenth. See Example 7Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005,thousands of pine trees in southeasternLouisiana formed right triangles asshown in the photo. Suppose that, for asmall such tree, the vertical distancefrom the base of the broken tree to thepoint of the break is 4.5 ft. The length ofthe broken part is 12 ft. How far alongthe ground is it from the base of the treeto the point where the broken parttouches the ground?

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