A rope is connected to a boat and to the boat's anchor that is resting on the ocean floor at a position not directly under the boat. The rope is 105 feet long and the water is 55 feet deep. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how far is the anchor from a point directly below the point?

Answer 1

Another Pythagoras question

x^2 + 55^2 = 105^2
x^2 = 105^2 - 55^2
x = √(105^2 - 55^2)
= ......