At a point on the ground 60 ftfrom the base of a tree, the distanceto the top of the tree is 4 ft morethan 2 times the height of the tree. find the height of the tree in ft.

The height of the tree is 32 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the height of the tree be x.

Connect the top of the tree, the point on the ground, and the bottom of the tree to form a right triangle.

Use Pythagorean theorem to solve for x.

(4+2x)^2 = x^2 + 60^2

x = 32

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.

the answer is mp

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