A hurricane partially uprooted a tree in the Jones' front yard so that it was slanted from its normal upright position. To
prevent it from falling on the house until Mr. Jones could cut it
down, he drove a stake into the ground 5 feet from the tree
and then ran a 10-foot rope from the stake to a
place in the
tree 6 feet from the base of the tree. Based on this
information, how far from the vertical was the tree leaning?
?
10 ft.
6 ft.
5 ft