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A guy rope is attached to the top of a tent pole. The tent pole is 8 feet tall. If the guy rope is pegged into the ground 5 feet from the tent, how long is the guy rope?
you just have a right triangle with legs 5 and 8. So, the rope, forming the hypotenuse is

√(25+64) = √89
you just have a right triangle with legs 5 and 8. So, the rope, forming the hypotenuse is

√(25+64) = √89

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