SOLUTION: Bob is pulling a 60� rope that is tied to the top of a 48� tree. How far from the base of the tree is Bob. (Use the Pythagorean theorem, which is very helpful in many real life w

Question 179722: Bob is pulling a 60� rope that is tied to the top of a 48� tree. How far from the base of the tree is Bob. (Use the Pythagorean theorem, which is very helpful in many real life ways if you wish)

Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
where a is the distance from Bob to the base of the tree
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feet
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